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| 1 | T to find out how much someone knows, or how well they can do something by giving them a set of questions to answer or an activity to perform 测验；考查 |
| The aim of the examination is to test your writing skills. 该考试的目的是要考查你们的写作能力。 |
| test sb on sth You won’ t be tested on anything that you haven’ t already studied. 不会考那些你们没学过的东西。 |
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| 2 | T to examine someone’ s body to check that it is in good condition , or to find out if they have a particular illness 检查（身体） |
| Debbie has to have her eyes tested. 黛比得去检查眼睛。 |
| test sb for sth She was tested for cancer. 她接受了癌症检查。 |
| | 2a | I to produce a particular result after taking a medical test 得出检查结果 | | test negative/positive (for sth) He tested negative for HIV. 他的艾滋病病毒检验结果呈阴性。 | |
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| 3 | test T to try using something such as a machine or product to find out whether it works correctly or is satisfactory 试验；检验；检测 |
| The new product was tested in 1998 and launched in 1999. 新产品于1998年通过检测，1999年投放市场。 |
| The theory will be tested by computer simulation. 该理论将通过电脑模拟进行检验。 |
| test sth on sth a skin-care system that isn’ t tested on animals 未在动物身上进行试验的一套护肤方法 |
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| 4 | T to examine something to find out if it is satisfactory , or if it has a particular quality 检验；查看 |
| Test the potatoes to see if they’ re cooked. 看看土豆煮熟了没有。 |
| test sth for sth How do you test a melon for ripeness? 你怎样知道瓜是不是熟了？ |
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| 5 | T to show how good or effective someone or something is by putting pressure on them 考验 |
| Religious and political loyalties could be severely tested by these demonstrations. 这些游行示威可能使宗教和政治忠诚面临严峻的考验。 |
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| - | test the water(s)
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| to try to find out what people think about something in order to decide whether or not to do it |
| 摸底；试探人们的反应 |
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