英语词汇“test”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

test

释义

TEST

send up a trial balloon

to suggest something and see how people respond to it; to test public opinion. (Slang.)

Mary had an excellent idea, but when we sent up a trial balloon, the response was very negative.Don't start the whole project without sending up a trial balloon.

shake something down

to try something out; to test something and give the flaws a chance to appear. (Informal.)

We took the new car out for a trip to shake it down.You need to shake down a complicated piece of machinery when you first get it. Then any problems will show up while the guarantee is still in effect.

TEST - EXPERIMENT

serve as a guinea pig

[for someone] to be experimented on; to allow some sort of test to be performed on someone.

Try it on someone else! I don't want to serve as a guinea pig!Jane agreed to serve as a guinea pig. She'll be the one to try out the new flavor of ice cream.

test

verb► test the shocksto have sex in a car US, 1997

idiomtest► the acid test► a litmus testput sth to the testto test or find out how good something is, or how true a statement or idea is:My resolution to drink less was immediately put to the test when Bill invited me to his engagement party.The Society for Nature Conservation wants kids to put their artistic talents to the test in its fine arts competition.If people are saying that Naismith's injury was the only reason for our team's success, let's put it to the test when he has recovered.sth will stand the test of timeused in order to say that something is so good that people will continue to like it, use it, believe it etc even after a long time:Classic designs like a Paul Smith suit will stand the test of time.'Cats' is one musical that's stood the test of time.

phrasetest[tested, tested, testing]
test out 1. test out sth • test sth out to test a new product or idea in order to see whether it works well or will be popular: A group of children were asked to test out the new Nintendo game for the Mercury News. When you buy a sleeping bag test it out in the shop -- put it on the floor, get inside and get the feel of it.+ on The drug still hasn't been tested out on humans.■ SIMILAR TO: try out2. test sb out to do or say something in order to find out what someone's reaction is and how they behave: He was testing me out, leaving all that cash lying about. He wanted to see if I was honest.

See:

a dry run
a litmus test
acid test
acid test, the
babysitter test
bring (one) to the test
cram for a/the test
cram for an examination
duck test
fail the smell test
litmus test
need (one's) head tested
pass the smell test
piss test
put (someone or something) to the test
put somebody/something to the test
put to the test
red-face test
smell test
sniff test
stand the test of time
survive the test of time
test bed
test for
test for (something)
test in
test in (something or some place)
test of time
test of time, stood the/passed the
test out
test the water
test the water (waters), to
test the water(s)
test the water/waters
the acid test
the Bechdel test
tried and tested
tried and tested/trusted
urine test
withstand the test of time

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