test
noun [ C ] uk/test/ us/test/
A1 测验，考查
a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like
The class are doing/having a spelling test today. 今天班里有一个拼写测验。
She had to take/do an aptitude test before she got the job. 她先接受了能力测试后才得到这份工作。
B1 （体格）检查;化验
a medical examination of part of your body in order to find out how healthy it is or what is happening with it
a blood/urine test 验血／尿检
an eye test 视力检查
a pregnancy test 妊娠检查
The doctors have done some tests to try and find out what's wrong with her. 医生做了一些检查，想查出她的问题出在哪儿。
试验
an act of using something to find out if it is working correctly or how effective it is
The new missiles are currently undergoing tests. 新导弹目前正在进行试验。
B2 检验；考验
a situation that shows how good something is
Driving on that icy road was a real test of my skill. 在那条结了冰的路上驾车是对我驾驶技术的一次真正考验。
（板球，橄榄球等的）国际锦标赛（同 test match）
a test match
Australia won the test by 197 runs. 澳大利亚以197分赢得了这次锦标赛。
- More examples
- We're revising algebra for the test tomorrow.
- She scored 18 out of 20 in the spelling test.
- She's been trying to pass her driving test for six years and she's finally succeeded.
- The medical tests showed some variation in the baby's heart rate.
- Candidates who are successful in the written test will be invited for an interview.
Idiom
put something to the testidiom 使经受考验；检验；试验
to find out how good something is
Her constant questions put the teacher's patience to the test. 她无休止的提问实在是对老师耐心的考验！
test
verb [ T ] uk/test/ us/test/
B2 试验；检验；试用；检测
to do something in order to discover if something is safe, works correctly, etc., or if something is present
The manufacturers are currently testing the new engine. 生产厂家目前正在试验这种新的引擎。
They tested her blood for signs of the infection. 他们验了她的血，看是否有感染的迹象。
B1 测验，测试;考查;考试
to give someone a set of questions, in order to measure their knowledge or ability
Will you test me on the chemistry I've been learning? 你要考一考我一直在学的化学吗？
B2 考验
If a situation tests someone, it proves how good, strong, etc. they are.
That lecture really tested my powers of endurance, it was so boring. 那个讲座简直是在考验我的忍耐力，实在太枯燥了。
检查（身体）
to do a medical examination of part of someone's body or of a particular physical ability
- More examples
- The fire alarm is tested every week.
- The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
- You need to have your eyesight tested.
- This piece of equipment is used to test alcohol levels in the blood.
- They test the car tyres on a motor racing circuit.
Idioms
test the keeperidiom mainly UK踢出有威胁的一脚球，踢出守门员必须扑救的一脚球
in football, to kick a ball that a goalkeeper has to save
He tested the goalkeeper again just before half time with a powerful free kick. 接近半场的时候，他一脚任意球又给守门员制造了麻烦。
test the water(s)idiom 试探（人们对某事的意见）
to find out what people's opinions of something are before you ask them to do something
Phrasal verb
test something out 检验，试验（尤指理论或想法）
to test something, especially a theory or an idea, to find out how it works in a practical situation or how people react to it
The students tested out their cost-cutting ideas in several companies. 学生们在几家公司试验了他们降低成本的构想。