on trial (for sth)
on trial 表示“正在法庭受审”，说明罪名时后接 for。
He is on trial for armed robbery.
他因持械抢劫正在受审。
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
The act or process of testing or trying something to see how well it works, or an occasion when something is tested.
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.
试验编号
The trial number.
测试某事物的行为
the act of testing something
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).
尝试某事以了解它
trying something to find out about it
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.
进行测试的行为
the act of undergoing testing
The company offered me a free trial of the software for two weeks.
公司让我免费试用这款软件两周。
用法提示：trial 为名词，表示“试用；试验”。
AI contextual example
The new drug is undergoing clinical trials before it can be sold.
这种新药在上市前正在接受临床试验。
用法提示：trials 为 trial 的复数，表示“试验”。
AI contextual example
We hired her for a three-month trial period to see if she fits the team.
我们以三个月的试用期雇用了她，看看她是否适合团队。
用法提示：trial 为名词，作定语修饰 period，表示“试用的”。
AI contextual example
on trial 表示“正在法庭受审”，说明罪名时后接 for。
He is on trial for armed robbery.
他因持械抢劫正在受审。
stand trial 侧重“出庭受审”这一行为，常用于新闻报道。
The former manager will stand trial for corruption.
这位前经理将因腐败出庭受审。
表示“对某物的试验”时，trial 后用 of 引出被测试的对象。
Doctors are running a trial of the new treatment.
医生们正在对这种新疗法进行试验。
test 比 trial 更通用，强调检验性能或能力；trial 侧重尝试性
experiment 强调系统性的探索，而 trial 有时指临时的尝试
tryout 常用于选拔情景，比 trial 更具体
evaluation 侧重结果评价，trial 侧重过程
examination 正式，侧重细致检查；trial 可能指初步尝试
grammar · medium
易错句子The company made a trial of the new drug.
正确表达The company ran a trial of the new drug.
英语中表示“进行试验”时，trial 常与 run、conduct、carry out 等动词搭配，不用 make；这是受汉语“做试验/进行试验”直译影响造成的搭配错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is in trial for robbery.
正确表达He is on trial for robbery.
表示“某人正在受审”时，固定搭配是 be on trial for something，介词用 on，不用 in；in trial 不能表达被告受审这一状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子They conducted several trial before launching the product.
正确表达They conducted several trials before launching the product.
trial 在“试验”这一可数意义下，前面有 several 时要用复数形式 trials；汉语名词没有复数屈折变化，学习者容易漏加 -s。
test 泛指检查知识、能力或性能的测验或检测；trial 多指在实际使用中检验是否合适，或药物等的正式试验，常有一段时间或流程。
experiment 指为验证假设、发现规律而进行的科学实验；trial 指检验效果或适用性的试用或试验，常见于临床或产品测试。
try 作名词指一次尝试，口语中常说 give it a try；trial 指正式的试验、试用或审判，不表示随口一试。
临床试验
The new drug is undergoing clinical trials.
这种新药正在进行临床试验。
反复试验
We learned by trial and error.
我们通过反复试验学习。
试用期
You will be on a three-month trial period.
你将有三个月的试用期。
试运行
Let's do a trial run of the software.
我们先试运行一下这个软件。
受审
He will stand trial next month.
他将于下个月受审。
陪审团审判
compound noun
compound noun
noun
verb
adjective
反复试验，试错法
Learning to cook often involves trial and error.
学习烹饪常常需要反复试验。
火的考验（指通过严峻考验获得经验）
His first job was a trial by fire, but he learned a lot.
他的第一份工作是个严峻的考验，但他学到了很多。
在受审；在试用期
The new employee is on trial for three months.
新员工有三个月的试用期。
一定有人诬陷了约瑟夫·K，因为在一个早晨，他无缘无故地被逮捕了。
This is the opening line of Franz Kafka's novel 'The Trial', which explores the absurdity and opacity of the legal system.
这是弗朗茨·卡夫卡的小说《审判》的开篇语，探讨了法律体系的荒诞与晦暗。
审判结束，裁决已下。
From the song 'The Trial' on Pink Floyd's album 'The Wall', representing the protagonist's psychological judgment.
出自平克·弗洛伊德专辑《The Wall》中的歌曲《The Trial》，代表主角的心理审判。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
The defendant chose a trial by jury.
被告选择了陪审团审判。