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take an exam
I need to take an exam next week.
我下周需要参加考试。
考试；测验
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考试；测验
an examination
I need to take an exam next week.
我下周需要参加考试。
评估技能或知识的一套问题或练习
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
I have a math exam tomorrow morning, so I need to study tonight.
我明天早上有一场数学考试，所以今晚需要学习。
She was nervous before the final exam, but she passed with a high score.
她在期末考试前很紧张，但她以高分通过了。
The teacher graded our exams over the weekend and returned them on Monday.
老师周末批改了我们的试卷，并在周一发还给我们。
I need to take an exam next week.
我下周需要参加考试。
“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。
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。
Not this
I will exam tomorrow.
Use this
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。
Not this
I am preparing the exam.
Use this
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。
Not this
I have many exam this week.
Use this
I have many exams this week.
exam 是可数名词，与 many 搭配时需用复数形式 exams。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
参加考试
I have to take an exam tomorrow morning.
我明天早上要参加考试。
通过考试
She studied hard and passed the exam.
她努力学习并通过了考试。
考试不及格
He was upset because he failed the exam.
他因为考试不及格而难过。
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。
考试成绩
The exam results will be posted next week.
考试成绩将于下周公布。
参加考试
She is sitting for her final exam tomorrow.
她明天要参加期末考试。
以优异成绩通过考试
He passed the bar exam with flying colors.
他以优异成绩通过了律师资格考试。
考试中取得高分
She aced the math exam without much studying.
她没怎么复习就数学考试得了高分。
我明天有一个非常重要的考试。
Monica Geller says this in the TV show 'Friends' (Season 2, Episode 6) when she is anxious about her Chef's exam.
在电视剧《老友记》第二季第6集中，莫妮卡·盖勒在担心她的厨师考试时说了这句话。
我量子力学考试得了满分。
Sheldon Cooper from 'The Big Bang Theory' frequently boasts about acing exams, reflecting his genius persona.
来自《生活大爆炸》的谢尔顿·库珀经常炫耀考试得高分，反映了他的天才形象。
Use exam naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ex联想‘额外’，am联想‘上午’，‘上午额外测试’就是考试。
教育场景下的正式或非正式考试
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.
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