try可以用作动词和名词。在使用过程中，有一些注意的要点。

1.try做动词时，可以用作及物动词和不及物动词。

1）try用作及物动词

try可表示“试图，设法，想要”。比如： What are you trying to do? 你想要做什么？He secretly tried to help her at work. 他试图悄悄地在工作上帮助她。She tried hard to restrain herself from crying.她极力克制自己不哭出来。

try表示“尝试，试验，试用”。比如：Have you tried this new coffee? It's very good. 你尝过这种新咖啡吗？好极啦。Try these shoes for size —they should fit you.试试这双鞋的大小，你穿应该合脚。Bob tried the door. To his surprise it opened.鲍勃试着推推门。令他吃惊的是门开了。

try表示“审讯，审理”。比如：He was tried for murder. 他因谋杀罪而受审。He suggested that those responsible should be tried for crimes against humanity.他建议那些责任人应该以反人类罪受审。

2）try用作不及物动词，可以表示“努力，尝试”，比如：I tried with all my effort to fulfil the task.我竭尽全力完成了这个任务。 tur

2. try用作名词，表示“努力，尝试”。比如：It wasn't that she'd really expected to get any money out of him; it had just seemed worth a try. 并非是她真的期望从他那里弄到一些钱；只是似乎值得一试。Mary had two tries and failed each time.玛丽试了两回，每次都失败了。

3.要点

1）动词try后面跟动名词和不定式时，也就是try to do sth和try doing sth结构，含义有区别，侧重点不同。try+动词不定式表示“设法（尽力，试图）做（某事）”。try+动名词表示“试试看，试着做(某事) ”。比如：

You should try to eat more fruit.意思是“你应该尽量多吃些水果”。而You should try eating more fruit.意思是“你应该试试多吃水果，看身体会否好些”。

2）在口语中，try可以和and加另一个动词连用，而不和to及动词不定式连用。比如：I'll try and get you a new one tomorrow. Try and finish quickly.

3）动词try和attempt都有“尝试、试图”的意思。attempt正式用语，强调开始试着做某事，有一定程度的冒险性，并且常常是得不到所期望的结果。比如：He attempted to speak but was told to be quiet.他试图发言，但主席让他不要讲话。

try强调通过脑力或体力完成某事，多暗指有成功的可能性，多译成“努力，设法”等。比如：He always tries to finish his task before four.他总是努力设法在四点以前完成任务。

try和attempt也都可以用作名词,但它们前面所用的动词不同，表示“试试”：have a try；make an attempt。