新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

testIELTS重点词汇

英 [test]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

tests
1. [C 可数名词] 试验
A test is a deliberate action or experiment to find out how well something works.
近义词
experiment , inspection
双语例句
例：
the banning of nuclear tests.
针对核试验的禁令。
2. [C 可数名词] 测试
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.
近义词
exam
双语例句
例：
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。
3. [C 可数名词] 考验
If an event or situation is a test of a person or thing, it reveals their qualities or effectiveness.
双语例句
例：
It is a fact that holidays are a major test of any relationship.
节假日是对任何情感关系的重大考验，这是一个事实。
4. [C 可数名词] （医疗）检查
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.
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
a pregnancy test.
妊娠检查。

PHRASE. 习语

put something to the test
1. 检验某物
If you put something to the test, you find out how useful or effective it is by using it.
双语例句
例：
The team are now putting their theory to the test.
该团队正在检验他们的理论。
2. 考验某事 , 考验某人
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.
双语例句
例：
Multiple hijackings are putting air traffic controllers to the test.
连环劫机案正在考验航空调度员。
stand the test of time
1. 经受时间的考验
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.
双语例句
例：
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。

VERB. 动词

tests , testing , tested
1. [T 及物动词] 试验
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.
近义词
check , inspect
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
Here the army has its ranges where Rapier missiles and other weaponry are tested.
军方在这里有发射场，“轻剑”导弹等武器都在这里进行试验。
例：
The drug must first be tested in clinical trials to see if it works on other cancers.
这种药物必须先经过临床测试，以检验它是否适用于别的癌症。
2. [T 及物动词] 测试
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.
双语例句
例：
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，每个老师在每周的某一天花一小时来测验学生的各门功课。
3. [T 及物动词] 考验
If you test someone, you deliberately make things difficult for them in order to see how they react.
双语例句
例：
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。
4. [T 及物动词] 检查（身体）
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.
双语例句
例：
My doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes.
我的医生要我去做糖尿病检查。