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an examination of somebody’s knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to perform 测验;考查 an IQ/a fitness test 智商/健康测试 - test on something
a test on irregular verbs 不规则动词测验 - test in something
Students take standardized tests in English and maths. 学生们参加英语和数学的标准化考试。 - (British English also)
to do a test 参加测验 to pass/fail a test 通过/没有通过测验 - in a test (British English)
a good mark in the test 测验中取得的高分 - on a test (North American English)
a good score on the test 考试的高分
Collocations EducationEducation 教育 Learning 学习 - acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
获得/缺少教育/培训/资格 - receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
得到/给某人提供培训/指导 - develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
制订课程方案/教学大纲 - give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
讲课;上课;举办/参加/出席研讨会 - hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
办班;举办研讨会/讲习班 - sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
报名参加/修读课程
School 学校 - go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
上学前班/幼儿园/托儿所 - be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
在读一年级、二年级等 - study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
修读/放弃修历史课/化学课/德语课等 - (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题 - be the victim/target of bullying
成为被欺负的受害者/对象 - (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
(因做了某事)被罚放学后留校 - be expelled from/be suspended from school
被学校开除/暂时停学
Work and exams 功课和考试 - do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
做家庭作业;复习功课;对…做专题研究 - work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
写/提交文章/学位论文/毕业论文/作业/论文 - finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
完成学位论文/毕业论文/学业/课程作业 - hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
提交家庭作业/文章/作业/论文 - study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
为应考而学习/准备/复习/临时死记硬背 - take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
参加考试 - (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
测验/考试/课程/学科及格/不及格
University 大学 - apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
申请/上/开始上大学 - leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
离开/毕业于法学院;离开大学;大学毕业(取得计算机科学的学位) - study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
攻读/读完法学学位/物理学位课程 - (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
主修/辅修生物学/哲学 - earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
获得/被授予/拿到/拥有经济学硕士学位/学士学位/博士学位
More About examsexamssee also cloze test, driving test- Exam is the usual word for a written, spoken or practical test at school or college, especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in North American English. Quiz in both North American English and British English also means a contest in which people try to answer questions:
a trivia quiz 难题问答竞赛 a quiz show. 问答竞赛节目
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1He scored well in the placement test and was put in the most advanced class. 他在分班考试中考得不错,被分在最优秀的班里。 Some of the questions in the history test were rather difficult. 历史考试中有某些问题相当难。 Subjects had to attend ten test sessions on different days. 受试者要分别在数天内接受 10 个时段的测试。 The recruits were put through a week of demanding endurance tests. 新兵接受了为期一周的艰苦的耐力测试。 This type of exam does not provide a fair test of the student's knowledge. 这种类型的考试不能公平地测试学生的知识水平。 a test on the French Revolution 关于法国大革命的测验
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- demanding
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- gruelling/grueling
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a medical examination to discover what is wrong with you or to check the condition of your health (医疗上的)检查,化验,检验 The hospital is doing some tests. 那家医院正在做一些化验。 We'll need to perform a series of tests. 我们需要进行一系列测试。 - test for something
screening tests for cancer 癌症筛查 Three athletes were sent home after failing drugs tests. 三名未通过药检的田径运动员被遣回。 The pregnancy test was positive. 验孕呈阳性。 negative/positive test results 阴性/阳性测试结果
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinea2When can I get my test results? 我什么时候可以拿到化验结果? The test used in detecting the disease carries its own risks. 用以检测这种疾病的检验方法本身也有风险。 The urine test showed some sort of infection. 尿检表明有某种感染。 Dip the test strip in the urine sample. 把试验带浸入尿液样本中。 He developed a simple test for diabetes. 他开发了一种简单的检测糖尿病的方法。 a test designed to detect bowel cancer 意在发现肠癌的化验
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exhaustive
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- confirm something
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an experiment to discover whether or how well something works, or to find out more information about it 试验;测试 the results of laboratory tests 实验室测试的结果 to conduct a nuclear test 进行核试验 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。 I'll run a diagnostic test to determine why the server keeps crashing. 我将运行一个诊断测试来确定服务器为什么一直崩溃。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2Forensic tests showed that the man had been poisoned. 法医检验表明该男子被人下毒。 Rigorous safety tests are being carried out on the new jet. 正在对新型的喷气式飞机进行严格的安全测试。 The machine refused to perform correctly under test conditions. 机器在测试环境下不能正常运转。 The new drink went down well in the test trials. 这种新饮料试饮反响不错。 The new system goes into beta test this month. 新系统本月开始进行β测试。 The software is still at the test stage. 这个软件仍然处于试验阶段。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exhaustive
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a situation or an event that shows how good, strong, etc. somebody/something is 检验;考验 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。 He saw their separation as a test of the strength of their love. 他认为他们的分离是对他们爱情力量的考验。
Extra ExamplesThe calls for tax reform pose a severe test for the government. 税改呼声对政府构成了严峻考验。 The new president is facing his toughest political test so far. 新总统面临着迄今最为严峻的政治考验。 a real test of character 对性格的真正考验 The judge applied the wrong test in coming to his decision. 法官做出裁决时使用了错误的测试。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
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- put somebody/something to the test
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- the acid test
- the litmus test
- stand the test of time
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- Test(also Test match)
a cricket or rugby match played between the teams of two different countries, usually as part of a series of matches on a tour (板球或橄榄球的)各国家队间的决赛阶段比赛 They played well in the first Test against South Africa. 他们在对南非的第一场国际锦标赛中打得不错。 He will be first choice for the opening test against the All Blacks. 他将是首场对阵全黑队比赛的首选。
of knowledge/ability知识;能力
of health健康
of machine/product, etc.机器、产品等
of strength, etc.实力等
in cricket, etc.板球等
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a container used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
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put somebody/something to the test
stand the test of time
to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time 经得起时间的考验 Whether this new technology will stand the test of time remains to be seen. 这种新技术能否经得起时间的考验仍需拭目以待。
teach to the test
to teach students only what is necessary in order to pass a particular test, rather than help them develop a range of skills 应试教育;为考试而教学