音标：[taɪrd]，谐音：太尔德。
音标：[taɪrd]，念：太尔德，经证明有效的，试验过的，可信赖的，实践证明是可取的，被证明了的，备受艰辛的。
是try的过去式和过去分词。例如：
We'll be using a tried and tested technique to solve the problem.我们将使用可靠的技术来解决这个问题。
She is a much-tried teacher.她是一名备受磨难的老师。
That bird tried to peck me.
那只鸟想啄我。
I tried to fix the equipment but I failed.
我想把机器修理好，但是失败了。
She tried to be an affectionate wife.
她试图做个温柔体贴的妻子。
They tried to starve him into submission.
他们试图用饥饿来使他屈服。
We tried one idea after the other, but they all seemed to be leading to blind alleys.
我们想了一个又一个主意，但它们似乎都行不通。
常用的短语是有：
tried and true.经考验证明好的。
well-tried 试验证明效果良好的。
be tried in the furnace 受磨炼。