test

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/test/

Idioms

of knowledge/ability知识；能力

an examination of somebody’s knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to perform测验；考查

an IQ/a fitness test 智商/健康测试
test on something a test on irregular verbs不规则动词测验
test in something Students take standardized tests in English and maths.学生们参加英语和数学的标准化考试。
(British English also) to do a test参加测验
to pass/fail a test通过／没有通过测验
in a test (British English) a good mark in the test 测验中取得的高分
on a test (North American English) a good score on the test 考试的高分

Collocations EducationEducation教育Learning学习

acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
receive/provide somebody with training/tuition得到／给某人提供培训／指导
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus制订课程方案／教学大纲
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop办班；举办研讨会／讲习班
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons报名参加／修读课程

School学校

go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所
be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)在读一年级、二年级等
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等
(British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
(North American English) graduate high school/college

Problems at school在学校遇到的问题

be the victim/target of bullying成为被欺负的受害者／对象
(British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
(British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing something)（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校
be expelled from/be suspended from school被学校开除／暂时停学

Work and exams功课和考试

do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业
hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背
take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam参加考试
(especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
(British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格

University大学

apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university申请／上／开始上大学
leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位）
study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
(both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy主修／辅修生物学／哲学
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位

More About examsexams

Exam is the usual word for a written, spoken or practical test at school or college, especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in North American English. Quiz in both North American English and British English also means a contest in which people try to answer questions:
- a trivia quiz难题问答竞赛
- a quiz show.问答竞赛节目

of health健康

a medical examination to discover what is wrong with you or to check the condition of your health（医疗上的）检查，化验，检验

The hospital is doing some tests.那家医院正在做一些化验。
We'll need to perform a series of tests.我们需要进行一系列测试。
test for something screening tests for cancer癌症筛查
Three athletes were sent home after failing drugs tests.三名未通过药检的田径运动员被遣回。
The pregnancy test was positive.验孕呈阳性。
negative/positive test results阴性/阳性测试结果

of machine/product, etc.机器、产品等

an experiment to discover whether or how well something works, or to find out more information about it试验；测试

the results of laboratory tests实验室测试的结果
to conduct a nuclear test进行核试验
Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water.测试显示水中污染物质的含量很高。
I'll run a diagnostic test to determine why the server keeps crashing.我将运行一个诊断测试来确定服务器为什么一直崩溃。

see also acid test, alpha test, bench test, beta test, blind test, field test, means test, road test

Forensic tests showed that the man had been poisoned.法医检验表明该男子被人下毒。
Rigorous safety tests are being carried out on the new jet.正在对新型的喷气式飞机进行严格的安全测试。
The machine refused to perform correctly under test conditions.机器在测试环境下不能正常运转。
The new drink went down well in the test trials.这种新饮料试饮反响不错。
The new system goes into beta test this month.新系统本月开始进行β测试。
The software is still at the test stage.这个软件仍然处于试验阶段。

Topics Scientific researcha2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

exhaustive
extensive
rigorous
…

… of tests

number
series

verb + test

have
undergo
carry out
…

test + verb

take place
confirm something
demonstrate something
…

test + noun

result
data
statistics
…

preposition

test for
test on

of strength, etc.实力等

a situation or an event that shows how good, strong, etc. somebody/something is检验；考验

The local elections will be a good test of the government's popularity.地方选举将是检验政府是否得人心的一个很好的试金石。
He saw their separation as a test of the strength of their love.他认为他们的分离是对他们爱情力量的考验。

The calls for tax reform pose a severe test for the government.税改呼声对政府构成了严峻考验。
The new president is facing his toughest political test so far.新总统面临着迄今最为严峻的政治考验。
a real test of character对性格的真正考验
The judge applied the wrong test in coming to his decision.法官做出裁决时使用了错误的测试。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

good
critical
crucial
…

verb + test

pose
provide
put somebody/something to the test
…

test + noun

case

phrases

the acid test
the litmus test
stand the test of time
…

in cricket, etc.板球等

Test

(also Test match)

a cricket or rugby match played between the teams of two different countries, usually as part of a series of matches on a tour（板球或橄榄球的）各国家队间的决赛阶段比赛

They played well in the first Test against South Africa.他们在对南非的第一场国际锦标赛中打得不错。
He will be first choice for the opening test against the All Blacks.他将是首场对阵全黑队比赛的首选。

词源late Middle English (denoting a container used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

Idioms

put somebody/something to the test

to put somebody/something in a situation that will show what their or its true qualities are使受考验；使受检验
- His theories have never really been put to the test.他的理论从未真正经受过检验。
- The latest pay dispute has really put her management skills to the test.最近的薪酬纠纷确实让她的管理才能受到了考验。

stand the test of time

to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time经得起时间的考验
- Whether this new technology will stand the test of time remains to be seen.这种新技术能否经得起时间的考验仍需拭目以待。

teach to the test

to teach students only what is necessary in order to pass a particular test, rather than help them develop a range of skills应试教育；为考试而教学

test

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/test/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they test	/test/ /test/
he / she / it tests	/tests/ /tests/
past simple tested	/ˈtestɪd/ /ˈtestɪd/
past participle tested	/ˈtestɪd/ /ˈtestɪd/
-ing form testing	/ˈtestɪŋ/ /ˈtestɪŋ/

Idioms

knowledge/ability知识；能力

[transitive, intransitive] to find out how much somebody knows, or what they can do by asking them questions or giving them activities to perform测验；考查

test somebody Students will be tested at the end of each module.学生将在每个模块结束时接受测试。
test somebody on something Children are tested on core subjects at age 11.儿童在11岁时接受核心科目的测试。
test somebody in something We test all students in English and maths.我们测试所有学生的英语和数学。
test something Applicants' skills, ability and knowledge are tested before job offers are made.申请人的技能、能力和知识在被录用前都要经过测试。
We test your English before deciding which class to put you in.我们测验过你的英语后再决定把你分在哪一班。

questions designed to test understanding of the scientific method旨在测试对科学方法的理解的问题
Schools use various methods of testing.学校采用各种各样的测试方法。
Can you test me on my irregular verbs?你能测试一下我的不规则动词吗？

Topics Educationa1

[intransitive] test well/badly to perform well/badly in a test of knowledge or ability在知识或能力测试中表现不错／糟糕

students who tested well in reading阅读测试考得好的学生
There are people who test well and people who don’t.有考得好的，也有考不好的。

health健康

[transitive, intransitive] to examine the blood, a part of the body, etc. to find out what is wrong with a person, or to check the condition of their health试验；检查；化验

test somebody/something to test somebody’s eyesight/hearing检查某人的视力／听力
test somebody/something for something The doctor tested him for hepatitis.医生对他进行了肝炎病检查。
test + adj. (for something) She tested negative for HIV.她艾滋病毒检测呈阴性。
Two athletes tested positive for steroids.两名运动员的类固醇试验呈阳性。

You should have your hearing tested.你应该测一测听力。
It is difficult to test a potential cure when a disease is ill-defined.如果对疾病的描述不明确，那就很难检验可能的治疗方法。

Topics Medicinea2

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

adequately
properly
extensively
…

verb + test

decide to
attempt to
seek to
…

preposition

phrases

get something tested
have something tested
test negative/positive
…

machine/product/theory, etc.

[transitive] to use or try a machine, substance, idea, etc. to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it试验；检验；测试

test something Test your brakes regularly.要定期检验刹车。
The new system has been rigorously tested.新系统已经过严格测试。
test something on somebody/something Our beauty products are not tested on animals.我们的美容产品不进行动物试验。
test something out The chef uses his family to test out new ideas for the restaurant menu.厨师利用他的家人来测试餐馆菜单的新创意。
They opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.他们在欧洲只开了一家商店，检验一下市场情况。
test something for something The software has been tested for viruses.这个软件已经过是否有病毒的测试。
The water is regularly tested for purity.水的纯度定期受到检测。
test something against something Researchers are now testing the hypothesis against available data.研究人员现在正在用现有数据检验这一假设。

see also alpha-test, bench-test, beta-test, field-test, road-test

The product had not been adequately tested before being put on the market.这种产品在投放市场前没有进行充分的检验。
We decided to test the theory experimentally.我们决定用实验检验一下这个理论。
the importance of empirically tested research经过实证检验的研究的重要性
We set up an experiment to test the effect of changes in air temperature.我们做了一个实验来测试气温变化的影响。
Squeeze the fruit to test for ripeness.揑一下水果查看成熟程度。
The exercise successfully tested the procedures for dealing with a serious oil spillage.演练成功地检验了严重溢油事件的处理程序。
a good way to test out his hypothesis验证他的假说的好方法

Topics Scientific researcha2

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

adequately
properly
extensively
…

verb + test

decide to
attempt to
seek to
…

preposition

phrases

get something tested
have something tested
test negative/positive
…

[intransitive] test well/badly (of a machine or product) to perform well/badly in a test of how well it works（机器或产品）测试结果良好／很差

The ad had tested badly with consumers.测试结果表明消费者对这则广告的评价很差。

strength, etc.实力等

[transitive] test somebody/something to be difficult and therefore need all your strength, ability, etc.考验；检验

The long climb tested our fitness and stamina.那次长距离爬山是对我们健康状况和耐力的考验。