tried
adj. 可靠地; 經過考驗的
v. 試圖,努力( try的過去式和過去分詞); 考驗; 磨鍊; 審訊
Tried is used in the expressions tried and tested ,tried and trusted, and tried and true, which describe a product or method that has already been used and has been found to be successful.
...over 1000 tried-and-tested recipes...
1,000 多道經過檢驗的食譜
Follow the tried and trusted methods that have stood the test of time.
遵照這種經過時間考驗已被證實可信的方法。
1. tested and proved useful or correct;
2. tested and proved to be reliable
the tried and true
被證明有效(或可靠)的東西
They tried to smother up the murder by pretending that her death was accidental.
他們謊稱她是意外死亡以掩蓋謀殺事實.
We've tried this method for no one knows how many times.
這種方法我們已不知試了多少次.
If you tried, you could do the work better.
如果你試試的話, 準能把那項工作幹得更好.
The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.
警察設法制住了那個囚犯的反抗.
He tried to shelter his friend from knowing of his father's death, but he was too late.
他企圖不讓他的朋友知道他的父親去世的訊息, 但為時已晚.