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law 法律 a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a probation officer) regularly for a fixed period of time 缓刑制；缓刑 Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1The judge put her on probation for a year. 法官判她服缓刑一年。 He was sentenced to eight months in jail for violating his probation. 他因违反缓刑条例而被判 8 个月的监禁。 He was under a probation order for attacking a photographer. 他因为袭击一名摄影师而被处以缓刑。 She received probation upon completing a drug rehab course. 完成戒毒疗程后，她得到了缓刑。 the effectiveness of regular probation supervision 正规缓刑监督的有效性
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + probation- give somebody
- place somebody on
- put somebody on
- …
- order
- officer
- department
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- on probation
a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work 试用期；见习期；考察期 a period of probation 试用期 Once your probation period is successfully completed, you will be offered a contract. 一旦你的试用期圆满结束，就可以签合同。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + probation- give somebody
- place somebody on
- put somebody on
- …
- order
- officer
- department
- …
- on probation
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a fixed period of time during which a student who has behaved badly or not worked hard must improve their work or their behaviour 试读，试读期（为表现不理想的学生而设）
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare ‘to test, prove’, from probus ‘good’. The legal use dates from the late 19th cent.