test

英 [test] 美 [test]

• n. 考验；试验；测试
• vt. 试验；测试；接受测验

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]测验

   a number of questions, exercises, jobs, etc., for measuring one's skill, cleverness or knowledge of a particular subject; short examination

2. [C]体检,化验

   a short medical examination

3. [C]试验,检验

   an occasion of using sth, such as a machine or weapon, see if it works properly

4. [C]考验

   any situation or condition in which the qualities of sth are clear shown

5. [C]判断准绳,试金石

   sth used as a standard when judging or examining sth else

v. (动词)

1. vt. 测验,考查,检查,检验

   put to the test; examine

2. vt. 考验

   provide difficult conditions for

3. vt. 勘探,探测

   search (sth) by means of tests

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 检验，化验，试验
2. 考验
3. 测验，小考，考试，测试
4. 检验标准，化验法
5. 化验剂，检验用品
6. 考察，考查，检查
7. 试金石
8. 甲壳
9. 【动】介壳
10. 【植】种皮
11. 【化】试药

v. 动词

1. 试验，测验，进行测验，测试
2. 考验
3. 受试验，受测验
4. 测得结果
5. 考察，考查，检查
6. 【化】检验，化验
7. 分析
8. 摸清底细
9. 测试鉴定某物
10. 勘探，探测
11. 在烤钵中精炼（金属）

英英释义

Noun:

1. trying something to find out about it;

   "a sample for ten days free trial"
   "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
   

2. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc;

   "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
   

3. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge;

   "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
   

4. the act of undergoing testing;

   "he survived the great test of battle"
   "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
   

5. the act of testing something;

   "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"
   "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
   

6. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

Verb:

1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;

   "This approach has been tried with good results"
   "Test this recipe"
   

2. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection;

   "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
   

3. examine someone's knowledge of something;

   "The teacher tests us every week"
   "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
   

4. show a certain characteristic when tested;

   "He tested positive for HIV"
   

5. achieve a certain score or rating on a test;

   "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
   

6. determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

7. undergo a test;

   "She doesn't test well"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We achieved within seven months an agreement that has stood the test of time.
   我们在七个月内完成一项协议,而且经受住了时间的考验。
2. Our test flight was to discover the bugs in the new plane.
   试验飞行是为了发现新飞机有何毛病。
3. Tomorrow we'll have a history test.
   明天我们将进行历史测验。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. By doing so, you can test the strength of steel.
   这样做,你可以试验一下钢的强度。
2. Listening to his continuous stream of empty chatter really tested my patience.
   听他那没完没了的连篇空话对我的耐心真是一大考验。
3. The teacher will test the class on spelling today.
   今天, 老师要对这个班进行一次拼写测验。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. This test is to be taken by all pupils without reference to age or grade.
   这测验要全体学生参加,不分年龄或年级。
2. Regular review leads to improved performance in tests.
   经常复习是提高考试成绩的有效途径。
3. The teacher demands that students should turn in their test papers within two hours.
   老师要求学生两小时内交卷。
4. Tests have shown that these new tyres are significantly safer.
   试验表明这些新的轮胎要安全得多。
5. You'd better not eat anything before a blood test.
   在验血前你最好不要吃任何东西。
6. Practice is the only reliable test of a theory.
   实践是对理论的唯一可靠的检验。
7. The difficulties she faced were a real test of character.
   她所面临的困难是对她的品格的一次真正考验。
8. Employers will use this agreement as a test in dealing with future wage claims.
   雇主们将这份协议当作处理未来加薪请求的判断准绳。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Test the students before you begin the course.
   在讲这门课以前要对学生进行一次考试。
2. They tested the new aircraft.
   他们检测了这架新飞机。
3. We have tested the new machine.
   我们已经试验过这台新机器了。
4. In those days people seldom did experiments to test their ideas.
   当时人们很少做实验以检验他们的想法。
5. I'll test my judgement.
   我要考查一下我的判断能力。
6. The long climb tested our power of endurance.
   那次持久的攀登考验了我们的耐力。
7. Now I had the opportunity to test myself.
   现在,我正好有了一个考验自己的机会。
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8. The students were tested.
   学生们被测验过了。
9. Your patience is tested by time.
   时间将考验你的耐心。

经典引文

• His conclusions have stood the test of repeated re-examination.

  出自： B. Montgomery

• Some sort of metaphysical test of their fitness for life.

  出自： J. Dunn

• One has to test everything one says and does against general standards.

  出自： D. Lessing

• Courage and endurance are useless if they are never tested.

  出自： P. Fitzgerald

• Reverend..Murdoch..tested the children on their knowledge of the Gospels.

  出自： S. Hood

• The..discussion group on whom he used to test his new ideas.

  出自： B. Bettelheim

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

put to a/the test

使…经受考验〔检验〕 test sb/sth
put sb/sth to a/the test
Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.

显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
This round-the-world voyage will really put his sailing experience to the test.

这次环球航行将对他的航海经验进行一次考验。
The model glider looks fine, although the only way we can really put it to the test is to see if it will fly.

滑翔机模型看上去很好,但是真正能检验它的唯一办法是看它是否能飞。
The radar interception system was fully put to the test by the air battles of 1940.

该雷达侦察系统在1940年空战中经受了充分的考验。

stand the test

经受住考验 bear the test

用作动词 (v.)

test for (v.+prep.)

为鉴定…而测试; 勘探 examine sth or make an examination looking for sth; search by means of tests
test for sth
The radio engineers want to test for sound.

无线电工程师们要测试音响。
The company is testing for oil.

那家公司正在勘探石油。 test sth for sth
Has this plastic been tested for safety in great heat?

这种塑料进行过高温测试吗?
The foods were tested for poison.

食物是否有毒已经进行了化验。

test on (v.+prep.)

检验,测验 put to the test; examine
test sb on sth
Test him on his knowledge of The Bible .

考一考他对《圣经》懂得多少。
The teacher will test the class on spelling today.

今天,老师要对这个班进行一次拼写测验。

test out (v.+adv.)

对…进行彻底检验 examine (sth or an idea ) thoroughly
test sth ⇔ out
Scientists test out theories by experiment.

科学家用实验来检验理论。
Working in the new school gave him a chance to test out some of the latest ideas in education.

在那所新学校工作使他有机会对某些最新教育思想进行检验。

test with (v.+prep.)

用…检验 examine (sth) through (sth)
test sth with sth
The gas has been tested with lime water.

已经用石灰水对该气体进行了检验。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bear the test 经受考验
• carry out test 进行检查,举行考试
• conduct test 进行检查,举行考试
• do test 进行检查,举行考试
• draw up a test 编排测验
• give a test 举行测验
• make (up) a test 编排测验
• pass the test 测验及格
• put to the test 进行试验〔检验〕
• run test 进行检查,举行考试
• set a test 编排测验,出考卷
• stand the test 经受考验
• take a test 参加测验

形容词+～

• demanding test 要求高的测验
• difficult test 难度高的测验
• easy test 容易的测验
• exacting test 严格的测试
• long-established test 长期确立的试验
• objective test (由是非题、选择题等组成的)客观性测验
• the last test 最后一次测验
• thorough test 彻底的试验
• true-and-false test 由是非题所构成的考试
• valuable test 有价值的试验
• worthless test 毫无价值的试验

名词+～

• ability test 能力测验
• achievement test 成绩测验
• blood test 验血
• competence test 资格测试
• eye test 视力检查
• mid-term test 期中测验
• personality test 性格〔品格〕测验
• road test (汽车、轮胎等性能的)道路测试,(考驾驶汽车执照时的)实地行车考试,路考
• screen test 试镜头
• sight test 视力检查
• skin test 皮肤试验

介词+～

• a series of tests 一系列检查
• on test 进行测试

～+介词

• test for an auto driver's license 取得汽车驾驶员执照的考试
• test in arithmetic 算术测验
• test in chemistry 化学测验
• test in life 生活的考验
• test of scientific criticism 科学批评的考验
• test of strength 体力的考验
• test of time 时间的考验
• test on new material 新材料测试

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• test the food 化验食品
• test the students 检查学生

～+副词

• test high 考试成绩好
• test low 考试成绩差
• test definitely 明确地实验
• test exhaustively 详尽无遗地实验
• test experimentally 实验性地测试
• test infallibly 无过失地实验
• test thoroughly 彻底地实验
• test out 使受到充分检验

～+介词

• test against 受…检验
• test by 受…考验
• test for 为…做检查
• test for poison 化验是否有毒
• test in English 用英语测验

词语用法

1. test可以是名词，可以是动词，作为名词时前面要加冠词the或a，如put to the test(试验)。

n. (名词)

1. test用作名词的基本意思是“测验”,指用一系列需要回答的问题来考查应试者对某一科目的了解,也可指用一系列动作来证明某人做得如何,还可指“体检,化验”“试验,检验”,引申可作“考验”解,是可数名词。
2. test也可表示用于检验其他事物标准的“判断准绳,试金石”。

v. (动词)

1. test用作动词的基本意思是“测验”“检验”“检查”“考查”,指按标准对受试之物进行测试,目的在于检验某物的内容或可能存在的缺点、毛病等,引申可作“考验”“勘探,探测”解。
2. test一般用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

test, exam, examination, quiz

• 这组词的共同意思是“考试”,它们也有细微差别:examination通常指正式考试,如期终考试、入学考试等; exam是examination的缩写式,常用于学生口语中; test指小考或考查; quiz指课堂上进行的非正式测验。例如:
• They are guessing when the exam will take place.他们在猜测什么时间考试。
• John dwelt on his mistake long after the test was over.测验结束后很久,约翰还在凝思他的错误。
• Mr. Smith gave us a five-minute quiz.史密斯先生对我们进行了五分钟的测验。

test, experiment

• 两者均可表示“试验”。其区别在于:experiment指发现未知事物或为认识某事物而进行的试验; test则指按规定的标准,在可控的条件下,对事物进行彻底地检验。例如:
• He spend much of the time at his disposal on experiments for technical innovations.他把自己能支配的时间都花在搞技术革新上了。
• Tests were carried out on new planes.对这种新飞机进行了数次试验。

v. (动词)

test in, test on

• 这两个短语都可表示“进行…的测验”。其区别是：
• test in测试的范围较广,可以对某学科诸多方面的测试; test on常指对某一具体知识体系的测试。

test, experiment

• 两者均可表示“试验”。其区别在于:experiment指发现未知事物或为认识某事物而进行的试验; test则指按规定的标准,在可控的条件下,对事物进行彻底地检验。例如:
• He spend much of the time at his disposal on experiments for technical innovations.他把自己能支配的时间都花在搞技术革新上了。
• Tests were carried out on new planes.对这种新飞机进行了数次试验。

trial，experiment，test，try

• 这些名词均有“试验”之意。
• trial指为观察、研究某事物以区别其真伪、优劣或效果等而进行较长时间的试验或试用过程。
• experiment多指用科学方法在实验室内进行较系统的操作实验以验证、解释或说明某一理论、定理或某一观点等。
• test普通用词，含义广，指用科学方法对某物质进行测试以估价其性质或效能等。
• try普通用词，多用于口语或非正式场合，指试一试。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他考验她的勇气。

   误 He put her courage to test.

   正 He put her courage to the test.

   析 表示“使…经受考验”可以用put sb/sth to the test, test前不可省略定冠词the。

2. 他们的友谊经历了时间的考验。

   误 Their friendship has passed the test of time.

   正 Their friendship has stood〔withstood〕 the test of time.

   析 表示“经过时间的考验”可以用 stand〔withstand〕 the test of time,注意 stand 不可换成 pass。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的test；最初源自拉丁语的testum，意为土陶。

近反义词

【近义词】

• analysis
• attempt
• check
• examination
• trial
• analyse
• check
• examine
• experiment
• investigate
• prove
• try