ex·per·i·ment
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
[countable, uncountable]- a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
实验；试验 - to do/perform/conduct an experiment
做实验 - laboratory experiments
实验室实验 - The results of the experiment were inconclusive.
实验结果尚无定论。 - in an experiment The 30 subjects in each experiment were divided into two groups.
每个实验的 30 名受试者被分为两组。 - during an experiment The temperature was kept constant during the experiment.
实验过程中温度保持恒定。 - experiment on somebody/something Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。 - experiment with somebody/something The experiment with cells from other species was unsuccessful.
用其他物种的细胞做的实验没有成功。 - by experiment Facts can be established by observation and experiment.
事实可以通过观察和实验来确定。
Wordfinder- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra Examples- Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
将进行进一步试验以检验这一结果。 - The results were obtained from four independent experiments.
结果来自四次独立实验。 - proved by experiment
经实验证明 - If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
如果条件未满足，实验不会成功。 - In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
冷却在这些实验中是必要的。 - Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
巴甫洛夫用狗与喂食铃做的著名实验 - The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
药物的适当浓度最好通过实验来决定。 - NASA carried out experiments to ascertain the effects of weightlessness.
美国宇航局进行了实验来确定失重的影响。 - This pattern emerged clearly in the experiment.
这种模式在实验中清晰地显现出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …
- to do/perform/conduct an experiment
- a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has
尝试；试做 - I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
我以前从未做过这种菜，所以这是一个尝试。 - experiment in something the country’s brief experiment in democracy
这个国家对民主的短暂尝试 - experiment with something His experiments with narrative form were very influential.
他的叙事形式实验影响深远。 - as an experiment The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.
该系统是四年前作为实验安装的。
Extra Examples- Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
巴西用酒精做汽车燃料的独特试验 - The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
学校决定进行男女生分班教学的试验。 - an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
旨在减少因严重超速驾驶引起的道路交通事故死亡的试验 - the country's bold experiment with economic reform
国家对经济改革的大胆尝试
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- field
- laboratory
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- confirm something
- demonstrate something
- find something
- …
- by experiment
- during an/the experiment
- in an/the experiment
- …
- I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.