Definition of assay in English:

assay

noun ˈaseɪəˈseɪ

mass noun

1The testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.
（对金属或矿石的）检验，测定
submission of plate for assay
递交金属片以供检验。
Synonyms
evaluation, assessment, analysis, examination, test, trial, check, inspection, appraisal, investigation, scrutiny, probe
1. 1.1count noun A procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample.
  （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定
  each assay was performed in duplicate
  每一免疫活度测定都做了两次。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Establishing assays to measure these variables is critical for the development of effective PDT protocols.
  There is no need to routinely perform protein C antigenic assays.
  Clonal assays were performed as described previously with the following minor modifications.
  This region was defined using independent methodologies of 2-hybrid assays and biochemical pull-down assays.
  It follows that detection of oxidative modification of biomolecules is dependent on the assays to measure such damage.
  The supernatants were used for assays of enzyme activity.
  All assays were performed in duplicate or triplicate.
  All cholesterol assays measure the total cell cholesterol, so it is not possible to distinguish between plasma membrane cholesterol and intracellular cholesterol.
  This warns against inadvertent overestimation due to the original sampling procedure in experimental assays.
  Cell adhesion assays were performed essentially as described.
  Motility assays were performed as described before.
  The researchers say that this enables the coded particles to perform thousands of biochemical assays in a small beaker or a Petri dish.
  Plasma ascorbate concentrations were measured using enzymatic colorimetric assays.
  None of the antigenic assays can measure the functional activity of the protein.
  These results were also shown for growth hormone assays using this procedure.
  Given that these results were taken from serum assays, it is possible that significant local increases were reflected in only small changes in the serum.
  In contrast, electron transfer assays tell a different story.
  The RNGF was subjected to several biochemical and biological assays.
  Compared with other genotoxicity tests, the comet assay is a cheap and simple method.
  Clotting assays measure only the fibrinogen that is able to functionally participate in clot formation.

verb ˈaseɪəˈseɪ

[with object]

1Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore)
确定（金属，矿石）的成分（或品质）
the man who assayed gold was more than a technician
Example sentencesExamples
- Captain Lewis now planned to build a furnace for the purpose of assaying the ore.
- No information was available on the mineralogy of the mine beyond the metals assayed during exploration.
- Some of the copper ore was assayed in England leading to the formation of a London mining association made up of ten members, each promising to invest $2,000 for further prospecting on the property.
- The bank is to set up a separate unit, SBI Gold and Precious Metals, to assay the gold and jewellery brought in as deposits.
1. 1.1 Determine the biochemical or immunological activity of (a sample)
  （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定
  cell contents were assayed for enzyme activity
  对细胞实体作了酶活度测定。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry.
  The supernatant was assayed for the determination of glycerol as just described for triglycerides.
  The samples were assayed for CHH by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
  The cells were cloned and assayed for cytokine activity.
  Solubilized samples were assayed for total protein content using the EZQ Protein Quantitation Kit (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR).
2. 1.2 Examine (something) in order to assess its nature.
  检查（以确定性质）
  stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele
  我一进门就把委托人迅速打量了一番。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There were about a hundred souls assembled, and Jeffrey's seasoned eye assayed the political temper of the throng.
  ‘My training in music helped me a lot in assaying the role’, he remarks.
  Transcription rates were assayed using nuclear run-on analyses as previously described.
  In addition, the quality of the fit can easily be assayed by measuring how well the current transient conforms to an exponential time course.
  He applies one of the best known tests for assaying the rightness or wrongness of acts called the golden rule, expressing this as, ‘would I submit my own children for this immunisation if they were currently at that age?’
  We assay variation in a natural population to assess whether microsatellite markers can be informative for future studies in this species.
  On those rare occasions when he assays an argument, it's indisputable that nothing will ever rescue him from mediocrity.
  After lunch we assayed the Chateau itself and managed to complete tours of both the State and Private Apartments which were only slightly distinguishable in terms of their magnificence.
  Synonyms
  evaluate, assess, analyse, examine, test, check, inspect, appraise, investigate, scrutinize, probe
2archaic Attempt.
〈古〉尝试，试图
I assayed a little joke of mine on him
我试着和他开了个小小的玩笑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Point made, he assays a few kicks in the air and brings it home: ‘Turn it up now!’
Synonyms
try, strive, aim, venture, endeavour, seek, set out, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, give one's all, take it on oneself

Derivatives

assayer

noun əˈseɪəˈæseɪər

He concludes that ‘When silver was to be reused, a certain amount was given to the assayer in advance.’
Example sentencesExamples
- This tribe was far too complex for modern assayers.
- Specimens of the metal were sent to expert assayers for analysis.
- He was offered a position as an assayer at the new Australian mint.
- After studying chemistry at University College, London, and working as an assayer in Australia, he returned to University College in 1859 to study political economy, philosophy, and mathematics.

Origin

Middle English (in the general sense 'testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something'): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai 'trial', essayer 'to try' (see essay).

essay from Late Middle English:
Essay is a variant of assay (Middle English) ‘try, test’, going back to Latin exigere ‘ascertain, weigh’. In writing contexts, it referred initially to ‘a first draft’ but came to mean ‘a composition’. This use seems to have been taken from the French philosopher and essayist Montaigne (1533–92) whose Essais were first published in 1580.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of assay in US English:

assay

noun

1The testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality.
（对金属或矿石的）检验，测定
submission of plate for assay
递交金属片以供检验。
Synonyms
evaluation, assessment, analysis, examination, test, trial, check, inspection, appraisal, investigation, scrutiny, probe
1. 1.1 A procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample.
  （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定
  each assay was performed in duplicate
  每一免疫活度测定都做了两次。
  the results of sequential assays of serum were analyzed
  对血清的顺序生化测定结果作了分析。
  immunofluorescence assay
  免疫荧光测定。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Plasma ascorbate concentrations were measured using enzymatic colorimetric assays.
  This warns against inadvertent overestimation due to the original sampling procedure in experimental assays.
  In contrast, electron transfer assays tell a different story.
  Cell adhesion assays were performed essentially as described.
  There is no need to routinely perform protein C antigenic assays.
  Clonal assays were performed as described previously with the following minor modifications.
  None of the antigenic assays can measure the functional activity of the protein.
  All assays were performed in duplicate or triplicate.
  The supernatants were used for assays of enzyme activity.
  Given that these results were taken from serum assays, it is possible that significant local increases were reflected in only small changes in the serum.
  It follows that detection of oxidative modification of biomolecules is dependent on the assays to measure such damage.
  Motility assays were performed as described before.
  All cholesterol assays measure the total cell cholesterol, so it is not possible to distinguish between plasma membrane cholesterol and intracellular cholesterol.
  The researchers say that this enables the coded particles to perform thousands of biochemical assays in a small beaker or a Petri dish.
  The RNGF was subjected to several biochemical and biological assays.
  This region was defined using independent methodologies of 2-hybrid assays and biochemical pull-down assays.
  These results were also shown for growth hormone assays using this procedure.
  Compared with other genotoxicity tests, the comet assay is a cheap and simple method.
  Clotting assays measure only the fibrinogen that is able to functionally participate in clot formation.
  Establishing assays to measure these variables is critical for the development of effective PDT protocols.

verb

[with object]

1Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore).
确定（金属，矿石）的成分（或品质）
Example sentencesExamples
- The bank is to set up a separate unit, SBI Gold and Precious Metals, to assay the gold and jewellery brought in as deposits.
- Captain Lewis now planned to build a furnace for the purpose of assaying the ore.
- No information was available on the mineralogy of the mine beyond the metals assayed during exploration.
- Some of the copper ore was assayed in England leading to the formation of a London mining association made up of ten members, each promising to invest $2,000 for further prospecting on the property.
1. 1.1 Determine the biochemical or immunological activity of (a sample)
  （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定
  cell contents were assayed for enzyme activity
  对细胞实体作了酶活度测定。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The supernatant was assayed for the determination of glycerol as just described for triglycerides.
  Solubilized samples were assayed for total protein content using the EZQ Protein Quantitation Kit (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR).
  Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry.
  The samples were assayed for CHH by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
  The cells were cloned and assayed for cytokine activity.
2. 1.2 Examine (something) in order to assess its nature.
  检查（以确定性质）
  stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele
  我一进门就把委托人迅速打量了一番。
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘My training in music helped me a lot in assaying the role’, he remarks.
  He applies one of the best known tests for assaying the rightness or wrongness of acts called the golden rule, expressing this as, ‘would I submit my own children for this immunisation if they were currently at that age?’
  On those rare occasions when he assays an argument, it's indisputable that nothing will ever rescue him from mediocrity.
  In addition, the quality of the fit can easily be assayed by measuring how well the current transient conforms to an exponential time course.
  We assay variation in a natural population to assess whether microsatellite markers can be informative for future studies in this species.
  There were about a hundred souls assembled, and Jeffrey's seasoned eye assayed the political temper of the throng.
  Transcription rates were assayed using nuclear run-on analyses as previously described.
  After lunch we assayed the Chateau itself and managed to complete tours of both the State and Private Apartments which were only slightly distinguishable in terms of their magnificence.
  Synonyms
  evaluate, assess, analyse, examine, test, check, inspect, appraise, investigate, scrutinize, probe
2archaic Attempt.
〈古〉尝试，试图
I assayed a little joke of mine on him
我试着和他开了个小小的玩笑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Point made, he assays a few kicks in the air and brings it home: ‘Turn it up now!’
Synonyms
try, strive, aim, venture, endeavour, seek, set out, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, give one's all, take it on oneself

Origin

Middle English (in the general sense ‘testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something’): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai ‘trial’, essayer ‘to try’ (see essay).

单词	assay
释义	Definition of assay in English: assay noun ˈaseɪəˈseɪ mass noun 1The testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. （对金属或矿石的）检验，测定 submission of plate for assay 递交金属片以供检验。 Synonyms evaluation, assessment, analysis, examination, test, trial, check, inspection, appraisal, investigation, scrutiny, probe 1.1count noun A procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample. （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定 each assay was performed in duplicate 每一免疫活度测定都做了两次。 Example sentencesExamples Establishing assays to measure these variables is critical for the development of effective PDT protocols. There is no need to routinely perform protein C antigenic assays. Clonal assays were performed as described previously with the following minor modifications. This region was defined using independent methodologies of 2-hybrid assays and biochemical pull-down assays. It follows that detection of oxidative modification of biomolecules is dependent on the assays to measure such damage. The supernatants were used for assays of enzyme activity. All assays were performed in duplicate or triplicate. All cholesterol assays measure the total cell cholesterol, so it is not possible to distinguish between plasma membrane cholesterol and intracellular cholesterol. This warns against inadvertent overestimation due to the original sampling procedure in experimental assays. Cell adhesion assays were performed essentially as described. Motility assays were performed as described before. The researchers say that this enables the coded particles to perform thousands of biochemical assays in a small beaker or a Petri dish. Plasma ascorbate concentrations were measured using enzymatic colorimetric assays. None of the antigenic assays can measure the functional activity of the protein. These results were also shown for growth hormone assays using this procedure. Given that these results were taken from serum assays, it is possible that significant local increases were reflected in only small changes in the serum. In contrast, electron transfer assays tell a different story. The RNGF was subjected to several biochemical and biological assays. Compared with other genotoxicity tests, the comet assay is a cheap and simple method. Clotting assays measure only the fibrinogen that is able to functionally participate in clot formation. verb ˈaseɪəˈseɪ [with object] 1Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore) 确定（金属，矿石）的成分（或品质） the man who assayed gold was more than a technician Example sentencesExamples Captain Lewis now planned to build a furnace for the purpose of assaying the ore. No information was available on the mineralogy of the mine beyond the metals assayed during exploration. Some of the copper ore was assayed in England leading to the formation of a London mining association made up of ten members, each promising to invest $2,000 for further prospecting on the property. The bank is to set up a separate unit, SBI Gold and Precious Metals, to assay the gold and jewellery brought in as deposits. 1.1 Determine the biochemical or immunological activity of (a sample) （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定 cell contents were assayed for enzyme activity 对细胞实体作了酶活度测定。 Example sentencesExamples Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry. The supernatant was assayed for the determination of glycerol as just described for triglycerides. The samples were assayed for CHH by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The cells were cloned and assayed for cytokine activity. Solubilized samples were assayed for total protein content using the EZQ Protein Quantitation Kit (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR). 1.2 Examine (something) in order to assess its nature. 检查（以确定性质） stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele 我一进门就把委托人迅速打量了一番。 Example sentencesExamples There were about a hundred souls assembled, and Jeffrey's seasoned eye assayed the political temper of the throng. ‘My training in music helped me a lot in assaying the role’, he remarks. Transcription rates were assayed using nuclear run-on analyses as previously described. In addition, the quality of the fit can easily be assayed by measuring how well the current transient conforms to an exponential time course. He applies one of the best known tests for assaying the rightness or wrongness of acts called the golden rule, expressing this as, ‘would I submit my own children for this immunisation if they were currently at that age?’ We assay variation in a natural population to assess whether microsatellite markers can be informative for future studies in this species. On those rare occasions when he assays an argument, it's indisputable that nothing will ever rescue him from mediocrity. After lunch we assayed the Chateau itself and managed to complete tours of both the State and Private Apartments which were only slightly distinguishable in terms of their magnificence. Synonyms evaluate, assess, analyse, examine, test, check, inspect, appraise, investigate, scrutinize, probe 2archaic Attempt. 〈古〉尝试，试图 I assayed a little joke of mine on him 我试着和他开了个小小的玩笑。 Example sentencesExamples Point made, he assays a few kicks in the air and brings it home: ‘Turn it up now!’ Synonyms try, strive, aim, venture, endeavour, seek, set out, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, give one's all, take it on oneself Derivatives assayer noun əˈseɪəˈæseɪər He concludes that ‘When silver was to be reused, a certain amount was given to the assayer in advance.’ Example sentencesExamples This tribe was far too complex for modern assayers. Specimens of the metal were sent to expert assayers for analysis. He was offered a position as an assayer at the new Australian mint. After studying chemistry at University College, London, and working as an assayer in Australia, he returned to University College in 1859 to study political economy, philosophy, and mathematics. Origin Middle English (in the general sense 'testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something'): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai 'trial', essayer 'to try' (see essay). essay from Late Middle English: Essay is a variant of assay (Middle English) ‘try, test’, going back to Latin exigere ‘ascertain, weigh’. In writing contexts, it referred initially to ‘a first draft’ but came to mean ‘a composition’. This use seems to have been taken from the French philosopher and essayist Montaigne (1533–92) whose Essais were first published in 1580. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of assay in US English: assay noun 1The testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. （对金属或矿石的）检验，测定 submission of plate for assay 递交金属片以供检验。 Synonyms evaluation, assessment, analysis, examination, test, trial, check, inspection, appraisal, investigation, scrutiny, probe 1.1 A procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample. （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定 each assay was performed in duplicate 每一免疫活度测定都做了两次。 the results of sequential assays of serum were analyzed 对血清的顺序生化测定结果作了分析。 immunofluorescence assay 免疫荧光测定。 Example sentencesExamples Plasma ascorbate concentrations were measured using enzymatic colorimetric assays. This warns against inadvertent overestimation due to the original sampling procedure in experimental assays. In contrast, electron transfer assays tell a different story. Cell adhesion assays were performed essentially as described. There is no need to routinely perform protein C antigenic assays. Clonal assays were performed as described previously with the following minor modifications. None of the antigenic assays can measure the functional activity of the protein. All assays were performed in duplicate or triplicate. The supernatants were used for assays of enzyme activity. Given that these results were taken from serum assays, it is possible that significant local increases were reflected in only small changes in the serum. It follows that detection of oxidative modification of biomolecules is dependent on the assays to measure such damage. Motility assays were performed as described before. All cholesterol assays measure the total cell cholesterol, so it is not possible to distinguish between plasma membrane cholesterol and intracellular cholesterol. The researchers say that this enables the coded particles to perform thousands of biochemical assays in a small beaker or a Petri dish. The RNGF was subjected to several biochemical and biological assays. This region was defined using independent methodologies of 2-hybrid assays and biochemical pull-down assays. These results were also shown for growth hormone assays using this procedure. Compared with other genotoxicity tests, the comet assay is a cheap and simple method. Clotting assays measure only the fibrinogen that is able to functionally participate in clot formation. Establishing assays to measure these variables is critical for the development of effective PDT protocols. verb [with object] 1Determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore). 确定（金属，矿石）的成分（或品质） Example sentencesExamples The bank is to set up a separate unit, SBI Gold and Precious Metals, to assay the gold and jewellery brought in as deposits. Captain Lewis now planned to build a furnace for the purpose of assaying the ore. No information was available on the mineralogy of the mine beyond the metals assayed during exploration. Some of the copper ore was assayed in England leading to the formation of a London mining association made up of ten members, each promising to invest $2,000 for further prospecting on the property. 1.1 Determine the biochemical or immunological activity of (a sample) （样品的）生化（或免疫）活度测定 cell contents were assayed for enzyme activity 对细胞实体作了酶活度测定。 Example sentencesExamples The supernatant was assayed for the determination of glycerol as just described for triglycerides. Solubilized samples were assayed for total protein content using the EZQ Protein Quantitation Kit (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR). Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry. The samples were assayed for CHH by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The cells were cloned and assayed for cytokine activity. 1.2 Examine (something) in order to assess its nature. 检查（以确定性质） stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele 我一进门就把委托人迅速打量了一番。 Example sentencesExamples ‘My training in music helped me a lot in assaying the role’, he remarks. He applies one of the best known tests for assaying the rightness or wrongness of acts called the golden rule, expressing this as, ‘would I submit my own children for this immunisation if they were currently at that age?’ On those rare occasions when he assays an argument, it's indisputable that nothing will ever rescue him from mediocrity. In addition, the quality of the fit can easily be assayed by measuring how well the current transient conforms to an exponential time course. We assay variation in a natural population to assess whether microsatellite markers can be informative for future studies in this species. There were about a hundred souls assembled, and Jeffrey's seasoned eye assayed the political temper of the throng. Transcription rates were assayed using nuclear run-on analyses as previously described. After lunch we assayed the Chateau itself and managed to complete tours of both the State and Private Apartments which were only slightly distinguishable in terms of their magnificence. Synonyms evaluate, assess, analyse, examine, test, check, inspect, appraise, investigate, scrutinize, probe 2archaic Attempt. 〈古〉尝试，试图 I assayed a little joke of mine on him 我试着和他开了个小小的玩笑。 Example sentencesExamples Point made, he assays a few kicks in the air and brings it home: ‘Turn it up now!’ Synonyms try, strive, aim, venture, endeavour, seek, set out, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, give one's all, take it on oneself Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something’): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai ‘trial’, essayer ‘to try’ (see essay).
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