英语词汇“test”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

test

例句

noun | verb

testtest1 /test/ noun 1 a set of questions used to find out how much you know► test

a set of questions or activities that are used to find out how much you know about a subject or how well you do something:

I have a biology test tomorrow.

You can take a test to get your driver’s license when you are 16.

► exam

an important test, especially one that you take at the end of a semester in school or college. Exam is short for examination, which is more formal:

At the end of the semester, the students take exams in every subject.

She finished law school and passed the bar exam soon afterward.

► quiz

a short test, especially one that you take without having a lot of time to prepare:

Read Chapter 11 for homework; there will be a quiz on it tomorrow.

► final AWL also final exam

an important test that students take at the end of a semester in high school or college. A final exam usually tests students on everything they have learned in a class:

I’m studying for my history final.

Final exams are given during the last week of school.

► midterm

a test that students take in the middle of a semester, especially in college:

For most English classes, you will have to write two papers and take a midterm and final exam.

2 something you do to find out information about something or find out whether it works► test

something you do to find out information about something, for example whether something works correctly or whether someone has an illness:

The blood test shows that she has diabetes.

The company carries out safety tests on all its products.

► trial

a test in which a small group of people use something new to find out whether it is safe or works well. Use trial about new medicines, methods, or machines:

The trial showed that the drug worked well for breast cancer patients.

► examination also exam

a test in which a doctor examines someone’s body to find out if there is anything wrong with him or her:

Every soldier is given a thorough medical examination.

You should have an eye exam every year.

► experiment

a scientific test to find out what the effects of doing something are:

The students carried out an experiment to see whether heating the liquid made the chemical reaction faster.

➔ see Medical Treatment, Science and Technology

noun | verb

testtest2 /test/ verb 1 to measure someone’s knowledge or skill by asking questions► test

to measure someone’s knowledge or skill by asking questions or making him or her do things:

Each year we test the children’s reading and math skills.

You will be tested on everything we have learned this semester.

► quiz

to measure someone’s knowledge by asking a small number of questions:

The teacher quizzed them on the state capitals.

► assess AWL (formal)

to judge how good or bad someone’s work is:

The teacher had assessed her writing as being at sixth-grade level.

2 to use something to find out whether it works► test

to use something to find out whether it works:

The games have to be tested before they are sold, to make sure that everything works correctly.

The new medicine was tested on a group of cancer patients.

► try something out

to use something in order to find out if it works or is good. Use try out about a new method, new product, or something you have learned. Try out is more informal than test:

I tried out several different cameras, and this one was the best.

► experiment

to try using different things in order to find out what the results are:

The children had to build a model bridge, and they experimented with different designs and materials to see what would work best.

I like to experiment when I’m cooking, so I try different spices or foods.

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