test1 /test/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]1 exam 考試EXAM/TEST a set of questions, exercises, or practical activities to measure someone’s skill, ability, or knowledge 測驗,測試;考查,考試test onWe have a test on irregular verbs tomorrow. 明天我們要測驗,考不規則動詞。
Did you get a good mark in the test? 你這次測驗成績好嗎?
You
take or
do a test. Don’t say ‘make a test’. To
pass a test means to succeed in it, not simply to take it.
參加測驗說 take 或 do a test,不說 ‘make a test’。to pass a test 的意思是通過測驗,而不是僅僅指參加測驗。
2 medical 醫學的 a) a medical examination on a part of your body, or a substance taken from your body, to check your health or to discover what is wrong with you 〔醫學〕檢查,化驗The doctor said I needed to have a blood test. 醫生說我得驗血。
I’m still waiting for my test results from the hospital. 我還在等待醫院的化驗結果。
do/run a testThey don’t know what’s wrong with her yet – they’re doing tests. 他們還不知道她有什麽問題——他們正在做檢查。
a test is positive/negative (=it shows that someone has/does not have a condition, a substance in their blood etc) 檢測呈陽性/陰性The tests were negative and the doctor said that she was in perfect health. 檢測結果是陰性,醫生說她的身體十分健康。
b) an examination of someone’s blood, breath etc carried out by the police, to discover if they have done something illegal 〔警方爲檢查違法之事而做的〕檢查,測試The results of the DNA test proved that Simmons was the rapist. 測試證明西蒙斯是強奸者。
breath test (=to find out if someone has been drinking alcohol before driving a car) 呼氣測醉檢查
c) a piece of equipment used for carrying out a medical examination 醫療檢查設備 3 machine/product 機器/産品TEST/EXPERIMENT a process used to discover whether equipment or a product works correctly, or to discover more about it 檢測,檢驗,試驗nuclear weapons tests 核武器試驗
test fora test for chemicals in the water 水中化學物質檢測
Laboratory tests show that the new drug is very effective. 實驗室測試表明這種新藥十分有效。
We went to the test site in Nevada. 我們去了位於内華達州的試驗場。
4 difficult situation 艱難處境DIFFICULT a difficult situation in which the qualities of someone or something are clearly shown 考驗Chess player Nigel Short faces Anatoly Karpov in the toughest test of his career so far. 國際象棋選手奈傑爾•肖特將和阿納托利•卡爾波夫對弈,這是他職業生涯中迄今爲止最爲嚴峻的考驗。
test of character/strength/courage/endurance etcThe problems she faced were a real test of character. 她面臨的那些問題是對她人品的一次真正考驗。
5 put somebody/something to the test to force someone or something into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of their strength, skills etc are 使某人/某事得到考驗Living together will soon put their relationship to the test. 一起生活馬上就能考驗他們的關系。
Paul soon found himself in an emergency situation that put all his training to the test. 保羅很快發現自己情況危急,他所接受的全部訓練都受到了考驗。
put somebody/something to the test• Again, put them to the test.• Kathy's students are putting her patience to the test.• The war is putting some of the military's expensive new technology to the test.• Will the Prime Minister now put it to the test through the ballot box and let the people decide on his record?• So she puts him to the test.• Jealous voices reminded the Count of this again and again; eventually he decided to put her to the test.• Rain could not bring herself to put this to the test.• More shaming had been his reluctance to put it to the test.• Naturally the two officers protest that their girls are different, but Alfonso persuades them to put it to the test.• With markets falling and input prices rising, this is the ideal time to put them to the test. 6. sport 體育運動 British EnglishBrEDSC a test match 板球[橄欖球]的國際比賽
→ smear test, means test, → stand the test of time at stand1(8), → the acid test at acid2(3) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a set of questions, exercises, or practical activities to measure someone’s skill, ability, or knowledge 測驗,測試;考查,考試verbstake a test (also do/sit a test British EnglishBrE) 參加測驗All candidates have to take a test. 所有候選人必須參加測試。
pass a test (=succeed in it) 通過測驗She passed her driving test first time. 她第一次就通過了駕照考試。
fail a test (also flunk a test American EnglishAmE informal) 測驗不及格He failed the test and had to take it again. 他測驗不及格,必須重考。
do well/badly in a test British EnglishBrE, do well/badly on a test American EnglishAmE 在測驗中考得好/差I didn’t do very well in the first part of the test. 第一部分我考得不是很好。
give somebody a test 給某人測驗nThe students were given a reading test.
grade a test (also mark a test British EnglishBrE) 批改測驗卷nI spent the day marking tests.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + testa biology/history etc test 生物/歷史等測驗On Monday we had a French test. 星期一我們進行了法語測驗。
a spelling/reading/listening test 拼寫/閱讀/聽力考試I didn’t do very well in the listening test. 聽力我考得不是很好。
a driving test 駕照考試nA driving test can be a nerve-racking experience.
a written test 書面考試nSelection was based on written tests in English and mathematics.
a multiple choice test (=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from) 多項選擇題考試nThere is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
an aptitude test (=a test that measures your natural abilities) 能力傾向測試
nan oral testThe oral test will consist of a conversation of about 10 minutes in German.
test + NOUNa test paper 試卷The teacher began handing out the test papers. 老師開始分發試卷。
a test result/score 測驗[考試]成績The test results are out on Friday. 測驗成績周五公布。
a test question 測驗題,試題nSome of the test questions were really difficult.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘make a test’. Say take a test or do a test. 不要說 ‘make a test’。 而要說 take a test 或 do a test。
COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 2 & 3nverbsdo/carry out a test (also perform/conduct a test formal)Your doctor will need to carry out some tests.
have a test (also undergo a test formal) (=be tested)She had to have a blood test.
go for a testI’m going for an eye test next week.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + testnpositive (=showing that someone has a condition)My first pregnancy test was positive.
nnegative (=showing that someone does not have a condition)All the tests came back negative.
na blood testA blood test revealed his alcohol level was above the legal limit.
nan eye test/a sight testAll children starting school are given a sight test.
a hearing test 聽力檢查nI went for a hearing test last week.
na fitness testWalcott will have a fitness test this morning to decide whether he can play.
a pregnancy test (=to find out if someone is pregnant) 驗孕試劑
na drug test (=to find out if someone has taken drugs)Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.
na breath test (=to find out if someone has drunk alcohol)Some people think the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
nlaboratory testsIndependent laboratory tests have confirmed that the product works very successfully.
na simple testYour doctor can give you a simple blood test to check for anaemia.
ntest + NOUNtest resultsThe test results showed that she had meningitis.
a test site (=a place where something can be tested)A nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, on July 16,1945.
THESAURUStest a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill 〔學科或技能的〕測驗,測試I have a chemistry test tomorrow. 我明天有化學測驗。
Did Lauren pass her driving test? 勞倫通過駕照考試了嗎?
exam (also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year 〔課程或學年結束時舉行的〕考試He’s upstairs, revising for an exam. 他在樓上複習迎考。
When do you get your exam results? 你什麽時候可以拿到考試成績?
There’s a written examination at the end of the course. 課程結束時要進行書面考試。
quiz American EnglishAmE a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning 小測驗We have a math quiz every Monday. 我們每周一有數學小測驗。
a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning) 突擊性小測驗
finals British EnglishBrE the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course 大學畢業考試nDuring my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
final American EnglishAmE an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college 〔高中或大學的〕期終考試nThe English final was pretty hard.
midterm American EnglishAmE an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college 期中考試nHe did badly in the midterm.
oral exam (also oral British EnglishBrE) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language 口試nNicky got an A in her Spanish oral.
nYou can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
practical British EnglishBrE an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them 實踐考試nThe chemistry practical is on Monday.
mocks/mock exams British EnglishBrE informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations 模拟考試nShe did well in the mocks.
paper British EnglishBrE a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write 試卷;答卷The history paper was really difficult. 歷史試卷很難。
The papers are marked by the other teachers. 試卷由其他老師批改。