Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #4174
exam
考试；测验
an examination
- 1.
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
评估技能或知识的一套问题或练习
评估技能或知识的一套问题或练习；考试；测验
In use
I have a math exam tomorrow morning, so I need to study tonight.
She was nervous before the final exam, but she passed with a high score.
The teacher graded our exams over the weekend and returned them on Monday.
take an exam
I need to take an exam next week.
我下周需要参加考试。
pass/fail an exam
“fail an exam” 表示考试不及格。
She passed the exam with flying colors.
她以优异成绩通过了考试。
prepare for an exam
用介词 for 表示“为……做准备”。
He is preparing for his final exam.
他正在为期末考试做准备。
Common mistakes
I will exam tomorrow.I will take an exam tomorrow.
中文中“考试”可作动词，但英语中 exam 是名词，需搭配 take 或 have 等动词。
I am preparing the exam.I am preparing for the exam.
动词 prepare 表示“为……做准备”时需接介词 for，直接接名词是错误用法。
I have many exam this week.I have many exams this week.
exam 是可数名词，与 many 搭配时需用复数形式 exams。
Connections
Collocations
- take an exam
- 参加考试
- I have to take an exam tomorrow morning.我明天早上要参加考试。
- pass an exam
- 通过考试
- She studied hard and passed the exam.她努力学习并通过了考试。
- fail an exam
- 考试不及格
- He was upset because he failed the exam.他因为考试不及格而难过。
- final exam
- 期末考试
- The final exam covers all the material from the semester.期末考试涵盖整个学期的内容。
- exam results
- 考试成绩
- The exam results will be posted next week.考试成绩将于下周公布。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ex联想‘额外’，am联想‘上午’，‘上午额外测试’就是考试。
Context & Register
教育场景下的正式或非正式考试
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same /æm/ ending sound as 'exam' and are true rhymes. There are no common lookalikes that sound different for this ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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