Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1166
trial
试验;试用;测试
核心释义
The act or process of testing or trying something to see how well it works, or an occasion when something is tested.
- 1.
测试某人或某物表现或适合程度的场合
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
- 2.
试验编号
The trial number.
- 3.
测试某事物的行为
the act of testing something
- 4.
在法庭上进行的一次或一系列会议,呈现证据给法官(有时还有陪审团)以决定法律问题(尤其是被告是否有罪)
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- 5.
尝试某事以了解它
trying something to find out about it
- 6.
困难或烦人的经历或人;(尤其在宗教中)被视为信仰和虔诚的考验
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
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进行测试的行为
the act of undergoing testing
审判;庭审;考验;磨难;令人头疼的人(或事);试验编号;试验次数;测试某人或某物表现或适合程度的场合;试验编号
用法In use
The company offered me a free trial of the software for two weeks.
用法提示:trial 为名词,表示“试用;试验”。
The new drug is undergoing clinical trials before it can be sold.
用法提示:trials 为 trial 的复数,表示“试验”。
We hired her for a three-month trial period to see if she fits the team.
用法提示:trial 为名词,作定语修饰 period,表示“试用的”。
in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
he called each flip of the coin a new trial
a sample for ten days free trial
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- clinical trial
- 临床试验
- The new drug is undergoing clinical trials.这种新药正在进行临床试验。
- trial and error
- 反复试验
- We learned by trial and error.我们通过反复试验学习。
- trial period
- 试用期
- You will be on a three-month trial period.你将有三个月的试用期。
- trial run
- 试运行
- Let's do a trial run of the software.我们先试运行一下这个软件。
- stand trial
- 受审
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
trial可以拆解为'try'和'all','尝试全部'就是在做试验或接受审讯。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:法律审判、测试或试验 通常,trial 在法律语境中指审判,较为正式;在一般语境中指测试或试验,语体中性。具体语体视搭配而定。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,常与of连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'trial' (/ˈtraɪəl/): dial, vial, denial. Words that share the '-ial' ending but sound different: social (/ˈsoʊʃəl/), special (/ˈspeʃəl/), official (/əˈfɪʃəl/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.