Try doing 還是 try to do？

2021年4月23日

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動詞「try」的意思是「嘗試，試圖」，它可以分別與「doing」和「to do」搭配，組成「try doing something」和「try to do something」，這兩個說法的意思不同。其中哪一個暗示了「嘗試的結果並不成功」？「一分鐘英語」視頻快速講解兩者之間的區別。

Hi, everyone, welcome back to English In A Minute. I’m James and today we’re going to look at the verb try.

This verb can sometimes be a little bit difficult because it changes its meaning.

Let’s take a look at some examples.

I tried baking a cake.

I tried to bake a cake.

These two sentences are almost exactly the same, but their meaning is quite different.

What’s the difference? Let me give you some clues.

I tried baking a cake.

When we use try with an -ing verb, it simply means that you attempted something.

I tried to bake a cake.

So, when you attempt to do something but you are not so successful, you can use try with ‘to’ and a verb.

When you want to talk about a new experience, use try with an -ing verb.

But if you want to say that your attempt at something wasn’t successful, use ‘to’ and a verb.

1.「Try + doing」用來表達「嘗試以前沒做過的事」。

2. 「Try + to do」用來表達「試圖做某事，但沒有成功」。