experience
noun uk/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ us/ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/
B1 [ U ]经验;经历;实践
(the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things
Do you have any experience of working with kids? (= Have you ever worked with them?) 你有照看孩子的工作经验吗？
The best way to learn is by experience (= by doing things). 最好的学习方式是在实践中学习。
I know from experience that Tony never keeps his promises. 经验告诉我，托尼从不会信守诺言。
I don't think she has the experience for the job (= enough knowledge and skill for it). 我认为做这种工作她经验不足。
In my experience, people generally smile back if you smile at them. 据我的经验，如果你对别人微笑，他们一般也会对你微笑的。
The experience of pain (= what pain feels like) varies from one person to another. 对疼痛的感觉因人而异。
B1 [ C ]经历;阅历
something that happens to you that affects how you feel
I had a pretty unpleasant experience at the dentist's. 我看牙医有一次很不愉快的经历。
It was interesting hearing about his experiences as a policeman. 听他讲当警察时的那些经历很有意思。
I did meet him once and it was an experience I shall never forget. 我的确跟他见过一面，那是我永生难忘的一段经历。
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- Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
- The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
- We need someone who has experience in marketing and teaching, and I think Alex is just the woman for the job.
- A tour of Australia is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
- I know from past experience that you can't judge someone by their appearance.
Idiom
put it down to experienceidiom 把…看作一次教训
to decide that instead of being upset about something bad that has happened or that you have done, you will learn from it
Okay, so you made a mistake - you just have to put it down to experience and carry on with your life. 好了，你是犯了错误，就把它当作一次教训，继续好好生活吧。
There's nothing we can do about it now, we'll just have to put it down to experience. 现在我们已经无计可施，只能把它当作一次经验教训了。
experience
verb [ T ] uk/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ us/ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/
B1 经历;体会到，感受到
If you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it.
We experienced a lot of difficulty in selling our house. 我们卖房子几经周折。
New companies often experience a loss in their first few years. 新公司在刚起步的几年中经常亏损。
It was the worst pain I'd ever experienced. 那是我一辈子经受过的最剧烈的疼痛。
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- Did you experience any ill effects from the treatment?
- It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married.
- You can't appreciate the true awfulness of war until you've actually experienced it.
- Schools nationwide are experiencing a shortage of teachers.
- He experiences severe mood swings .