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美 [test]

n.  测验; 考查; (医疗上的)检查，化验，检验; 试验; 测试
v.  测验; 考查; 试验; 检查; 化验; 检验; 测试

复数：tests　过去分词：tested　现在分词：testing　过去式：tested　第三人称单数：tests　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.627 / COCA.575

同义词辨析

quizexaminationtest【导航词义：考试】

trialexperimenttest【导航词义：试验】

短语用例

test for sth

test sth for sth

• 化验；检验；测试鉴定某物
  to examine sth to see if a particular substance, etc. is present
  1. an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test
     智商 / 智力 / 能力倾向测验
  2. to take a test
     参加测验
  3. to do a test
     参加测验
  4. a test on irregular verbs
     不规则动词测验
  5. to pass/fail a test
     通过 / 没有通过测验
  6. a good mark in the test
     测验中取得的高分
  7. a good grade on the test
     优良的测验成绩

习惯用语

n.

put sb/sth to the test
• 使受考验；使受检验
  to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are
• His theories have never really been put to the test.
  他的理论从未真正经受过检验。
stand the test of time
• 经得起时间的考验
  to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time

v.

test the waters
• 摸清底细
  to find out what the situation is before doing sth or making a decision
tried and tested/trusted
• 经过考验的；可靠的；可信赖的
  that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
• a tried and tested method for solving the problem
  解决这个问题的可靠办法

牛津词典

noun

知识；能力 of knowledge/ability
• 测验；考查
  an examination of sb's knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to perform
  1. an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test
     智商 / 智力 / 能力倾向测验
  2. to take a test
     参加测验
  3. to do a test
     参加测验
  4. a test on irregular verbs
     不规则动词测验
  5. to pass/fail a test
     通过 / 没有通过测验
  6. a good mark in the test
     测验中取得的高分
  7. a good grade on the test
     优良的测验成绩
健康 of health
• （医疗上的）检查，化验，检验
  a medical examination to discover what is wrong with you or to check the condition of your health
  1. a test for AIDS
     艾滋病化验
  2. an eye test
     眼睛检查
  3. a pregnancy test
     妊娠检验
  4. When can I get my test results ?
     我什么时候可以拿到化验结果？
机器、产品等 of machine/product, etc.
• 试验；测试
  an experiment to discover whether or how well sth works, or to find out more information about it
  1. laboratory tests
     实验室测试
  2. a nuclear test
     核试验
  3. Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water.
     测试显示水中污染物质的含量很高。
  4. I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing.
     我要做诊断测试，弄清为什么服务器总是不断地生故障。
实力等 of strength, etc.
• 检验；考验
  a situation or an event that shows how good, strong, etc. sb/sth is
  1. The local elections will be a good test of the government's popularity.
     地方选举将是检验政府是否得人心的一个很好的试金石。
板球等 in cricket, etc.板球等 in cricket, etc.

verb

知识；能力 knowledge/ability
• 测验；考查
  to find out how much sb knows, or what they can do by asking them questions or giving them activities to perform
  1. We test your English before deciding which class to put you in.
     我们测验过你的英语后再决定把你分在哪一班。
  2. Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14.
     儿童在7、11和14岁时要接受核心课程的测验。
  3. Schools use various methods of testing.
     学校采用各种各样的测试方法。
健康 health
• 试验；检查；化验
  to examine the blood, a part of the body, etc. to find out what is wrong with a person, or to check the condition of their health
  1. to test sb's eyesight/hearing
     检查某人的视力 / 听力
  2. The doctor tested him for hepatitis.
     医生对他进行了肝炎病检查。
  3. to test positive/negative
     化验呈阳性 / 阴性
  4. Two athletes tested positive for steroids.
     两名运动员的类固醇试验呈阳性。
机器、产品等 machine/product, etc.
• 试验；检验；测试
  to use or try a machine, substance, etc. to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it
  1. Test your brakes regularly.
     要定期检验刹车。
  2. Our beauty products are not tested on animals.
     我们的美容产品不进行动物试验。
  3. The water is regularly tested for purity.
     水的纯度定期受到检测。
  4. They opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.
     他们在欧洲开了一家商店，检验一下市场情况。
实力等 strength, etc.
• 考验；检验
  to be difficult and therefore need all your strength, ability, etc.
  1. The long climb tested our fitness and stamina.
     那次长距离爬山是对我们健康状况和耐力的考验。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 检验;试验;测试
  When youtestsomething, you try it, for example by touching it or using it for a short time, in order to find out what it is, what condition it is in, or how well it works.
  1. Either measure the temperature with a bath thermometer or test the water with your wrist...
     要么用浴用温度计测量水温，要么用手腕试一下。
  2. Here the army has its ranges where Rapier missiles and other weaponry are tested...
     军方在这儿有发射场，“长剑”导弹等武器都在这里进行试验。
  3. The drug must first be tested in clinical trials to see if it works on other cancers.
     这种药物必须首先经过临床测试，看它是否适用于其他癌症。
• N-COUNT 试验;测试;检验
  Atestis a deliberate action or experiment to find out how well something works.
  1. ...the banning of nuclear tests.
     禁止核试验
• VERB 对…进行测试;考核;考查
  If youtestsomeone, you ask them questions or tell them to perform certain actions in order to find out how much they know about a subject or how well they are able to do something.
  1. There was a time when each teacher spent an hour, one day a week, testing pupils in every subject...
     曾经，每个老师每周都有一天花上一小时对学生的每门功课进行测试。
  2. She decided to test herself with a training run in London.
     她决定在伦敦对自己进行跑步训练的测试。
• N-COUNT 测试(题);考试(题);考卷
  Atestis a series of questions that you must answer or actions that you must perform in order to show how much you know about a subject or how well you are able to do something.
  1. Out of a total of 2,602 pupils only 922 passed the test...
     所有 2,602 名学生中，只有 922 名通过了测试。
  2. She had sold her bike, taken a driving test and bought a car.
     她卖了自行车，考了驾照，并买了辆汽车。
• VERB 考验;试探
  If youtestsomeone, you deliberately make things difficult for them in order to see how they react.
  1. She may be testing her mother to see how much she can take before she throws her out.
     她可能在试探她妈妈，看她能忍耐到什么程度才会把她撵出家门。
• N-COUNT 考验;检验
  If an event or situation is atest ofa person or thing, it reveals their qualities or effectiveness.
  1. It is a commonplace fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship...
     度假对任何恋爱关系都是重大考验，这是常识。
  2. The test of any civilised society is how it treats its minorities.
     检验一个社会是否文明的办法就是看它怎样对待其少数群体。
• VERB 对…进行体检;化验;检查
  If youare tested fora particular disease or medical condition, you are examined or go through various procedures in order to find out whether you have that disease or condition.
  1. My doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes...
     我的医生要我去做个检查，看是否患有糖尿病。
  2. Girls in an affected family can also be tested to see if they carry the defective gene.
     染病家庭的女孩们也可以检查一下，看看是否携带这种缺陷基因。
• N-COUNT 体检;(健康)检查
  A medicaltestis an examination of a part of your body in order to check that you are healthy or to find out what is wrong with you.
  1. If necessary X-rays and blood tests will also be used to aid diagnosis...
     如有必要，还要进行 X 光检查和验血以帮助诊断。
  2. The family doctor ordered numerous, expensive medical tests, which revealed no physical problem.
     家庭医生安排了名目繁多、收费昂贵的检查，结果没有查出任何健康问题。
• (常指板球、橄榄球的)国际锦标赛
  Atestis a sports match between two international teams, usually in cricket, rugby union, or rugby league.
• See also:testingacid testbreath testmeans testlitmus testtest match
• PHRASE 使经受检验;对…进行试验
  If youputsomethingto the test, you find out how useful or effective it is by using it.
  1. The Liverpool team are now putting their theory to the test...
     利物浦队此时正在验证他们的理论。
  2. Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
     到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
• PHRASE 测试…的强度(或稳定性)
  If new circumstances or eventsputsomethingto the test, they put a strain on it and indicate how strong or stable it really is.
  1. Sooner or later, life will put the relationship to the test.
     总有一天，生活会考验这种关系是否牢固。
• PHRASE 经得住时间的考验
  If you say that somethingwill stand the test of time, you mean that it is strong or effective enough to last for a very long time.
  1. It says a lot for her culinary skills that so many of her recipes have stood the test of time.
     她的许多食谱经受住了时间的考验，这充分证明了她的厨艺。
• totest the waters→ see:water

英英释义

noun

• the act of testing something
  1. in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
  2. he called each flip of the coin a new trial
  Synonym:trialrun
• the act of undergoing testing
  1. he survived the great test of battle
  2. candidates must compete in a trial of skill
  Synonym:trial
• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
  1. the test was standardized on a large sample of students
  Synonym:mental testmental testingpsychometric test
• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
• trying something to find out about it
  1. a sample for ten days free trial
  2. a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
  Synonym:trialtrial runtryout
• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  1. when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
  Synonym:examinationexam

verb

• undergo a test
  1. She doesn't test well
• examine someone's knowledge of something
  1. The teacher tests us every week
  2. We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
  Synonym:quiz
• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
• achieve a certain score or rating on a test
  1. She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools
• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  1. This approach has been tried with good results
  2. Test this recipe
  Synonym:provetrytry outexamineessay
• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
  1. screen the blood for the HIV virus
  Synonym:screen
• show a certain characteristic when tested
  1. He tested positive for HIV

双语例句

• The ability to work collaboratively is a true test of leadership
  与人合作的能力是对领导能力的一种真正检验。
• The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair
  考试前的晚上，恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。
• Sooner or later, life will put the relationship to the test.
  总有一天，生活会考验这种关系是否牢固。
• The company uses the simulator to market test new designs.
  这家公司使用模拟装置对新设计进行市场测试。
• His work is to test out new designs of cars before they are put on the market.
  他的工作是在新设计的汽车投入市场之前对它们进行检验。
• It is a commonplace fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship
  度假对任何恋爱关系都是重大考验，这是常识。
• Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
  到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
• The family doctor ordered numerous, expensive medical tests, which revealed no physical problem.
  家庭医生安排了名目繁多、收费昂贵的检查，结果没有查出任何健康问题。
• She decided to test herself with a training run in London.
  她决定在伦敦对自己进行跑步训练的测试。
• There is no definitive test as yet for the condition.
  对这种病目前还没有决定性的检测手段。