trial
noun uk/traɪəl/ us/traɪəl/
(LEGAL PROCESS)
B2 [ C or U ]审判，审理
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
trial proceedings 审判程序
Trial by jury is a fundamental right. 由陪审团审判是一项基本权利。
It was a very complicated trial that went on for months. 该审判非常复杂，历时数月。
She's going on/standing trial for fraud. 她将因诈骗而受审。
See also: try verb (LAW)
- More examples
- Ten witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today.
- The judge reacted angrily to the suggestion that it hadn't been a fair trial.
- The terrorists were put on trial six years after the bombing.
- After the trial, his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system.
- He is fighting extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges.
(TEST)
C1 [ C or U ]试验；试用
a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is
They're doing clinical trials on a new drug. 他们正在对一种新药进行临床试验。
They've employed her for a six-month trial (period). 他们录用了她，试用期为6个月。
You can have the equipment on a trial basis (UK also on trial), and if you don't like it you can give it back. 你可以采用试用方式购买设备，如果不喜欢可以退货。
- More examples
- Clinical trials of the new drug may take five years.
- Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.
- We've got a lawnmower on trial.
- Preliminary trials show that the drug may be effective.
(PROBLEM)
[ C ]惹麻烦的人；令人伤脑筋的事物；考验
a person or thing that is annoying and causes a lot of problems
She was a real trial to her parents when she was younger. 她年轻时真令父母头疼。
The book is all about the trials of growing up. 这本书讲的全是成长过程中经历的种种烦恼。
(EXAM)
[ C ] Australian English预试，模拟考试
an exam taken at school for practice before a real exam
Trials take place in July. 预试在七月举行。
Compare: mock noun
Idiom
trials and tribulationsidiom literary or humorous 艰辛；麻烦；苦难
troubles and events that cause suffering
the trials and tribulations of marriage 婚姻中的种种考验与磨炼
trial
verb [ T ] uk/traɪəl/ us/traɪəl/ -ll- or -l-
试验;试用
to test something in a formal way to discover how effective or suitable it is
We will trial the new drug in several hospitals. 我们将在几家医院试用这种新药。