test

1. V-T When you test something, 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. 试验

Either measure the temperature with a thermometer or test the water with your wrist. 要么用温度计测量水温，要么用你的手腕来试水温。

2. N-COUNT A test is a deliberate action or experiment to find out how well something works. 试验

...the banning of nuclear tests. …对核试验的禁止。

3. V-T If you test someone, 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. 测试

There was a time when each teacher spent an hour, one day a week, testing students in every subject. 曾有一段时间，每个老师每周都花一小时来测验学生的各门功课。

4. N-COUNT A test is 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. 测试

Out of a total of 25 students only 15 passed the test. 所有25个学生中只有15个通过了测试。

5. →see also quiz

6. V-T If you test someone, you deliberately make things difficult for them in order to see how they react. 考验

From the first day, Rudolf was testing me, seeing if I would make him tea, bring him a Coke. 从第一天起，鲁道夫就在考验我，看我会不会给他泡茶，给他拿可乐。

7. N-COUNT If an event or situation is a test of a person or thing, it reveals their qualities or effectiveness. 考验

It is a fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship. 这是事实，节假日是对任何情感关系的重大考验。

8. V-T If you are tested for a 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. 检查 (身体)[usu passive]

My doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes. 我的医生要我去做糖尿病检查。

9. N-COUNT A medical test is 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. (医疗) 检查

If necessary, X-rays and blood tests will also be used to aid diagnosis. 如有必要的话，X光检查和血液检查也会被用来帮助诊断。

...a pregnancy test. …妊娠检查。

10. N the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates (无脊椎动物和被囊类的)坚硬表皮

11. PHRASE If you put something to the test, you find out how useful or effective it is by using it. 检验某物

The team are now putting their theory to the test. 该团队正在检验他们的理论。

12. PHRASE If new circumstances or events put something or someone to the test, they put a strain on it and indicate how strong or stable it really is. 考验某事/某人

Multiple hijackings are putting air traffic controllers to the test. 连环劫机案正在考验航空调度员。

13. PHRASE If you say that something will stand the test of time, you mean that it is strong or effective enough to last for a very long time. 经受时间的考验

It says a lot for her cooking skills that so many of her recipes have stood the test of time. 她的很多食谱经受了时间的考验，这很能证明她的厨艺。

14. to test the waters→see water