experiment

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/

[countable, uncountable]

a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge实验；试验
- to do/perform/conduct an experiment做实验
- laboratory experiments实验室实验
- The results of the experiment were inconclusive.实验结果没有定论。
- in an experiment The 30 subjects in each experiment were divided into two groups.每个实验中的30名受试者被分成两组。
- during an experiment The temperature was kept constant during the experiment.实验期间温度保持不变。
- experiment on somebody/something Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。
- experiment with somebody/something The experiment with cells from other species was unsuccessful.用其他物种的细胞做的实验没有成功。
- by experiment Facts can be established by observation and experiment.通过观察和实验可以构建事实。
see also controlled experiment
Wordfinder
- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Collocations Scientific research
Scientific research科学研究Theory理论
- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis创立理论；提出假设
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model创立一个简单／理论／数学模型
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework创立／建立／提供／使用理论／概念框架
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…提出／论证／详尽阐述…的论题
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis探讨一个想法／概念／假设
- make a prediction/an inference预测；推断
- base a prediction/your calculations on something基于…做出预测／估算
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model研究／评估／接受／质疑／拒绝接受一个理论／假设／模型
Experiment实验
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test设计一项实验／问卷／研究／测试
- do research/an experiment/an analysis做研究／实验／分析
- make observations/measurements/calculations观察；测量；计算
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials进行实验／测试／纵向研究／观察／临床试验
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials进行实验／模拟／临床试验
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis重做实验／测试／分析
- replicate a study/the results/the findings做相同的研究；得出同样的结果／调查结果
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study资助／支持研究／项目／专题研究
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research寻求／提供／得到／争取到研究资金
Results结果
- collect/gather/extract data/information收集／提取数据／信息
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results得到数据／证据／类似调查结果／相同结果
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen分析／考查数据／土壤样本／样本
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings思考／比较／解释结果／调查结果
- fit the data/model与数据／模型相符合
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings证实／支持／核实预测／假设／结果／调查结果
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem证明猜测／假设／定理
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions得出同样的结论
- read/review the records/literature阅读／评论记录／文献
- describe/report an experiment/a study描述／报告一项实验／研究
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings提交／公布／总结结果／调查结果
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读／评论／引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
- Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.将进行进一步试验以检验这一结果。
- The results were obtained from four independent experiments.结果是从四个独立的实验中获得的。
- proved by experiment 经过实验证明
- If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.如果条件未满足，实验不会成功。
- In these experiments, chilling is necessary.冷却在这些实验中是必要的。
- Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell巴甫洛夫用狗与喂食铃做的著名实验
- The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.药物的适当浓度最好通过实验来决定。
- NASA carried out experiments to ascertain the effects of weightlessness.美国航天局进行了实验，以确定失重的影响。
- This pattern emerged clearly in the experiment.这个模式在实验中显现得很明显。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
verb + experiment
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
experiment + verb
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
preposition
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …
a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has尝试；实践
- I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.我以前从未做过这种菜，所以这是一个尝试。
- experiment in something the country’s brief experiment in democracy这个国家对民主的短暂尝试
- experiment with something His experiments with narrative form were very influential.他对叙事形式的实验非常有影响力。
- as an experiment The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.这个系统是四年前作为实验安装的。
- Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars巴西用酒精做汽车燃料的独特试验
- The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.学校决定进行男女生分班教学的试验。
- an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding旨在减少因严重超速驾驶引起的道路交通事故死亡的试验
- the country's bold experiment with economic reform国家对经济改革的大胆尝试
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
verb + experiment
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
experiment + verb
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
preposition
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.

experiment

verb

/ɪkˈsperɪment/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they experiment	/ɪkˈsperɪment/ /ɪkˈsperɪment/
he / she / it experiments	/ɪkˈsperɪments/ /ɪkˈsperɪments/
past simple experimented	/ɪkˈsperɪmentɪd/ /ɪkˈsperɪmentɪd/
past participle experimented	/ɪkˈsperɪmentɪd/ /ɪkˈsperɪmentɪd/
-ing form experimenting	/ɪkˈsperɪmentɪŋ/ /ɪkˈsperɪmentɪŋ/

[intransitive] to do a scientific experiment or experiments做试验；进行实验
- After experimenting at Columbia University, he realized that fission was the key to releasing nuclear energy.在哥伦比亚大学进行实验后，他意识到裂变是释放核能的关键。
- experiment on somebody/something Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.有人觉得利用动物做试验是不道德的。
- They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.他们成功地对植物进行了实验，发现了抗病品种。
- experiment with something The country had secretly experimented with biological weapons for years.该国多年来一直秘密试验生物武器。
Topics Scientific researchb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- successfully
- freely
- sexually
- …
verb + experiment
- begin to
- continue to
preposition
- on
- with
[intransitive] to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have尝试；试用
- I experimented until I got the recipe just right.我不断地尝试，直至找到正合适的烹饪法为止。
- experiment with something She had experimented with drugs when she was at college.她上大学时曾尝试过毒品。
- He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings.他想在自己的绘画中更多地尝试不同的纹理结构。
- The students freely experimented with paints.学生们随意地用颜料做实验。
- We have experimented with various different designs of kite.我们用各种设计不同的风筝做过实验。
- The equipment encourages the children to experiment in different ways.这些设备鼓励孩子们以不同的方式进行实验。
- He is experimenting on a variety of themes, ranging from horror to action films.他正在尝试各种主题，从恐怖片到动作片。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- successfully
- freely
- sexually
- …
verb + experiment
- begin to
- continue to
preposition
- on
- with

词源Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.