1examination of sb's knowledge/ability對知識或能力的考查ADJECTIVE | VERB + TEST | TEST + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤demanding, difficult, gruelling/grueling高難度的考試;使人精疲力竭的考試▸➤easy, simple容易的/簡單的考試▸➤fair, good, objective公平的/準確的/客觀的考試◇This type of exam does not provide a fair test of the student's knowledge.這種類型的考試不能公平地測試學生的知識水平。➤standardized標準化考試➤class, take-home (NAmE) 當堂做的/帶回家完成的測驗▸➤listening, oral, practical, written聽力測試;口試;實踐能力測試;筆試➤essay (NAmE) 作文考試▸➤cloze, multiple-choice完型填空/多項選擇測試➤aptitude, SAT™ (in the US) 能力測試;學業能力傾向測驗➤intelligence, IQ, mental智力/智商/心理測試▸➤achievement, endurance, proficiency成績/耐力/水平測試◇The recruits were put through a week of demanding endurance tests.新兵接受了為期一週的艱苦的耐力測試。➤language, memory, spelling語言/記憶力/拼寫測試▸➤placement分班考試;分級測試;為人員安排而進行的考試◇He scored well in the placement test and was put in the most advanced class.他在分班考試中考得不錯,被分在最優秀的班裏。➤driver's, driving, road (NAmE) 駕駛考試;駕照考試;路考▸➤screen試鏡;篩選測試◇Three actors out of a hundred were chosen from the screen test.100 人試鏡,選定了 3 名演員。VERB + TEST➤do, sit, take參加測試;接受測試◇I took my driving test last week.上週我參加了駕照考試。➤review for, revise for, study for複習備考;為考試學習▸➤complete完成考試▸➤pass通過測試▸➤fail未通過考試▸➤give, set舉行考試;安排測試▸➤administer主持考試➤monitor監考▸➤grade, mark (especially BrE) 閱卷;給考生打分TEST + NOUN➤result, score測試成績;考分▸➤conditions測試環境◇As a final practice for the exam, they had to write two essays under test conditions.作為考前的最後一次練習,他們必須在考試環境下寫出兩篇短文。➤paper, questions試卷;考題PREPOSITION➤in a/the test, on a/the test (NAmE) 在考試中◇a good mark in the test (BrE) 考高分◇a good grade on the test (NAmE) 考高分➤test in⋯方面的測試◇a test in mathematics數學測試➤test on關於⋯的測試◇a test on the French Revolution關於法國大革命的測驗test
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2experiment; medical examination實驗;醫學檢查ADJECTIVE | ... OF TESTS | VERB + TEST | TEST + VERB | TEST + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤exhaustive, extensive, rigorous, stringent, thorough詳盡的檢查;廣泛的測試;嚴格的化驗;徹底的檢查▸➤initial, preliminary初試;預試▸➤routine, standard常規化驗;標準試驗▸➤statistical統計檢驗▸➤empirical, experimental實證檢驗;實驗檢驗▸➤field, lab (informal) , laboratory現場測試;實驗室實驗▸➤successful成功的試驗▸➤negative, positive陰性/陽性檢驗▸➤medical醫學檢驗▸➤screening篩選試驗◇screening tests for cancer癌症篩查➤diagnostic診斷性試驗▸➤forensic法醫檢驗◇Forensic tests showed that the man had been poisoned.法醫檢驗表明該男子被人下毒。➤eye, sight (BrE) 眼睛/視力檢查▸➤hearing聽力檢查▸➤blood, DNA, genetic, skin, urine驗血; DNA 檢測;基因檢測;皮試;尿檢▸➤dope, drug, drugs (BrE) 興奮劑檢測;藥檢▸➤fitness體能測驗▸➤breath, breathalyser/Breathalyzer™呼吸酒精測試▸➤Pap, Pap smear, smear (BrE) 帕普試驗;帕普塗片試驗;塗片試驗◇a campaign advising women of the need for regular Pap / smear tests告知婦女需要定期進行帕普塗片檢查的活動➤AIDS, HIV艾滋病/艾滋病病毒檢測▸➤pregnancy妊娠化驗▸➤paternity親權認定;親子鑒定▸➤personality, psychological, psychometric人格測驗;心理測驗;心理測量學試驗➤ink-blot, Rorschach墨跡測驗;羅爾沙赫試驗▸➤lie-detector, polygraph測謊試驗;多道記錄儀測謊試驗▸➤means(對申請補助者的)經濟情況調查▸➤flight, road, safety飛行試驗;路試;安全測試▸➤crash碰撞試驗▸➤atomic, nuclear原子試爆;核試驗▸➤alpha, betaα測試;β測試◇The new system goes into beta test this month.新系統本月開始進行β測試。... OF TESTS➤number, series若干化驗;一系列試驗◇She had a series of blood tests.她做了一系列血液檢查。VERB + TEST➤have, undergo接受檢查▸➤carry out, conduct, do, perform, run做測試;進行試驗◇Rigorous safety tests are being carried out on the new jet.新型噴氣式飛機正在進行嚴格的安全試驗。➤apply, use使用測試◇The judge applied the wrong test in coming to his decision.法官做出裁決時使用了錯誤的測試。◇The test used in detecting the disease carries its own risks.用以檢測這種疾病的檢驗方法本身也有風險。➤fail未通過檢驗◇Three athletes were sent home after failing drugs tests.3 名運動員未通過藥檢被遣送回國。TEST + VERB➤take place試驗進行▸➤confirm sth, demonstrate sth, indicate sth, measure sth, reveal sth, show sth檢驗證實⋯;試驗表明⋯;測試顯示⋯◇The urine test showed some sort of infection.尿檢表明有某種感染。➤prove negative, prove positive檢測結果呈陰性/呈陽性▸➤come into force檢測開始實行◇The new safety test came into force last month.新的安全檢測上月開始實行。➤be designed to檢測意在⋯◇a test designed to detect bowel cancer意在發現腸癌的化驗TEST + NOUN➤result化驗結果◇a negative / positive test result呈陰性的/呈陽性的化驗結果➤data, statistics測試數據▸➤conditions測試環境◇The machine refused to perform correctly under test conditions.機器在測試環境下不能正常運轉。➤bed, platform測試台;試驗平台◇The company is using the library as a test bed for its new software.公司正利用圖書館作為其新軟件的試驗基地。➤range, site試驗場;試驗地點◇protesters at nuclear test sites核試驗場的抗議者➤facility實驗設施▸➤drive, flight, run試駕;試飛;試車◇He's taken the car out on a test run.他把車開出去試開了。➤driver, pilot試車手;試飛員▸➤aircraft, car試驗飛機/汽車▸➤trial試用◇The new drink went down well in the test trials.這種新飲料試飲反響不錯。➤methods, procedures測試方法/程序▸➤system測試系統▸➤performance測試性能;測試成績▸➤subject測試主體▸➤equipment, instruments, kit, machine測試裝置/儀器/工具箱/機器▸➤samples, substances試樣;檢材▸➤strip試驗帶◇Dip the test strip in the urine sample.把試驗帶浸入尿液樣本中。➤programme/program測試程序▸➤period, phase, stage測試期;測試階段;試驗階段◇The software is still at the test stage.這個軟件仍然處於試驗階段。➤ban禁止核試驗(協定)◇negotiations on a nuclear test ban禁止核試驗的談判➤session試驗時段◇Subjects had to attend ten test sessions on different days.受試者要分別在數天內接受 10 個時段的測試。➤certificate (BrE) 檢測合格證書◇The vehicle did not have a current test certificate at the time of the accident.那輛車在發生事故時沒有當時有效的檢測合格證書。➤case判例案件◇This was the first action taken by a cancer sufferer against a tobacco company, and was seen as a test case.這是第一次有癌症患者對煙草公司提起訴訟,因此被視為判例案件。PREPOSITION➤test for⋯的檢查◇a test for diabetes糖尿病檢查➤test on對⋯的檢測◇a test on the engine引擎檢測test
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3shows how good, strong, effective, etc. sb/sth is對品質或效力的考查ADJECTIVE | VERB + TEST | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good真正的考驗▸➤critical, crucial, key, real, supreme, true, ultimate, vital (especially BrE) 關鍵的考驗;至關重要的考驗;真正的考驗;終極的考驗;重大考驗◇a real test of character對性格的真正考驗➤serious, severe, stiff, tough嚴峻的考驗▸➤simple簡單的考驗▸➤objective客觀的考驗▸➤subjective主觀的考驗▸➤political政治考驗VERB + TEST➤pose, provide構成考驗◇The calls for tax reform pose a severe test for the government.稅改呼聲對政府構成了嚴峻考驗。➤put sb/sth to the test使⋯接受考驗◇The pay dispute has really put her management skills to the test.工資爭議使她的管理能力受到了極大考驗。➤face面臨考驗◇The new president is facing his toughest political test so far.新總統面臨着迄今最為嚴峻的政治考驗。PHRASES➤the acid test, the litmus test (= a way of deciding whether sth is successful or true)決定性考驗;試金石◇Whether he would accept a pay cut would be the acid test of his loyalty to the company.他是否接受減薪將是他對公司忠誠度的試金石。➤stand the test of time經得起時間的考驗◇Whether this new technology will stand the test of time remains to be seen.這種新技術能否經得起時間的考驗仍需拭目以待。test
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1examine sth to find out if it is working/what it is like試驗;測試;檢驗ADVERB | VERB + TEST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤adequately, properly充分地測試;適當地檢驗◇The product had not been adequately tested before being put on the market.這種產品在投放市場前沒有進行充分的檢驗。➤extensively, fully, rigorously, thoroughly全面檢驗;嚴格檢驗;徹底測試➤systematically系統地檢驗▸➤periodically, regularly, routinely定期檢驗;例行檢查◇You should test your brakes regularly.你應該定期檢查剎車。➤independently, individually, separately獨立/單獨/分別測試➤simultaneously同步測試▸➤formally正式檢驗▸➤successfully成功地檢驗◇The exercise successfully tested the procedures for dealing with a serious oil spillage.演練成功地檢驗了嚴重溢油事件的處理程序。➤clinically臨牀檢驗▸➤empirically, experimentally, scientifically實證/實驗/科學檢驗◇the importance of empirically tested research經過實證檢驗的研究的重要性➤statistically從統計角度檢驗▸➤out檢驗◇a good way to test out his hypothesis驗證他的假說的好方法VERB + TEST➤decide to決定檢驗◇We decided to test the theory experimentally.我們決定用實驗檢驗一下這個理論。➤attempt to, seek to, try to試圖檢驗▸➤be designed to, be intended to旨在/意在檢驗▸➤be used to用於檢驗▸➤be difficult to難以檢驗◇It is difficult to test a potential cure when a disease is ill-defined.如果對疾病的描述不明確,那就很難檢驗可能的治療方法。PREPOSITION➤for檢驗⋯◇Squeeze the fruit to test for ripeness.揑一下水果查看成熟程度。➤on在⋯上進行試驗◇We only sell products that have not been tested on animals.我們只出售上尚未做動物實驗的產品。PHRASES➤get sth tested, have sth tested給⋯做檢查◇I'm having my eyes tested this week.這個星期我要去檢查一下眼睛。➤test negative/positive化驗結果呈陰性/呈陽性◇Two of the athletes tested positive for illegal drugs.兩名運動員違禁藥物檢測結果呈陽性。➤test sth to the limit極大地檢驗⋯◇The training tested his body to the very limit.這項訓練最大程度地檢驗了他的體格。➤tried and tested經過檢驗的◇tried and tested techniques經過檢驗的技術test
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2require all sb's strength, ability, resources, etc.考驗ADVERB➤seriously, severely, sorely嚴峻地考驗;極大地考驗◇Neither player was seriously tested in the contest.兩名選手在比賽中都沒有受到嚴峻考驗。◇There were times when my temper was sorely tested.有些時候我的脾氣真是受到很大的考驗。