单词 | trial |
释义 | trial (traɪəl ) Word forms: trials 1. variable noun B2 A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial. He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state. They believed that his case would never come to trial. Synonyms: hearing, case, court case, inquiry 2. variable noun A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way. They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials. I took the car out for a trial on the roads. The robots have been on trial for the past year. We plan to release a prototype this autumn for trial in hospitals. Synonyms: test, testing, experiment, evaluation 3. countable noun [usually singular, oft on NOUN] If someone gives you a trial for a job, or if you are on trial, you do the job for a short period of time to see if you are suitable for it. He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience. The 26-year old fullback has been on trial at the club for ten days. 4. countable noun [usually plural] If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it. ...the trials of adolescence. [+ of] Synonyms: hardship, suffering, trouble, pain 5. countable noun [usually plural] In some sports or outdoor activities, trials are a series of contests that test a competitor's skill and ability. He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year. ...Dovedale Sheepdog Trials. 6. trial and error phrase If you do something by trial and error, you try several different methods of doing it until you find the method that works properly. Many medical discoveries were made by trial and error. She feels that raising her children has been a matter of trial and error. 7. on trial phrase B2 If someone is on trial, they are being tried in a court of law. He is currently on trial accused of serious assault. He will go on trial later this month charged with murder. Two skinheads were put on trial for those murders last week. 8. on trial phrase If you say that someone or something is on trial, you mean that they are in a situation where people are observing them to see whether they succeed or fail. The President will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial. 9. to stand trial phrase If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of. He was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial. Five people are to stand trial for murder. Idioms: a trial balloon [mainly US] an idea or plan which is suggested in order to find out about public opinion on a subject that causes many arguments The administration has not officially released details of the economic plan, although numerous trial balloons have been floated and hints have been dropped. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: begin a trial The companies expect to begin a trial involving about 30,000 participants this month. Times,Sunday Times This month 270 secondary schools begin a trial of the new system. The Sun The service was now beginning a trial of putting stroke patients at the front of the category two ambulance queue. Times, Sunday Times Either way trial participants often get cutting-edge treatment. Times, Sunday Times Muscle biopsies showed that the dystrophin protein was restored in seven of the trial participants. Times, Sunday Times There were no limits on what trial participants could eat but most tended to consume fewer calories than they had done previously. Times,Sunday Times Among 15,000 trial participants who received the vaccine, rather than a placebo, it was 100 per cent effective in preventing severe disease. Times,Sunday Times The book gives colorful, interesting facts on the trial participants; provides insights into various claims, disputes, marriage scandals; etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We had email conversations and arranged for a trial session. Times, Sunday Times They do a free trial session, and can tailor classes to all fitness levels. The Sun Ask the manager whether you can have a free trial session or membership. Times, Sunday Times Lessons are essential before you take to the greens, but book a trial session first to make sure that it's the sport for you. Times, Sunday Times Once that was completed, and a retaining wall added, a two-day time trial session was conducted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will be the first time that the two families have come face to face since the trial verdict in 2009. Times, Sunday Times Last night 320,000 people had signed a petition calling for the trial verdict to be overturned. The Sun That case was dropped yesterday, allowing publication of the trial verdict. Times, Sunday Times The trial verdict was met with applause inside the courtroom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pressure of space in the newspaper obviously influences how much room we can devote to trial verdicts, but were we burying it by putting this one in the news-in-brief column? Times, Sunday Times As a regulation, he must undergo a trial to determine whether he should return to life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Workers also often undergo a trial or screening period (such as three or six months) before being allowed to have full voting rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the end she had one of her men undergo a trial by ordeal on her behalf to prove her innocence, but the man was badly burned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For years, unloading your innermost thoughts to a counsellor was de rigueur for those undergoing the trials of celebrity. Times, Sunday Times Without undergoing a trial, three to ten thousand criminals were put to death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would serve as a warning to the authorities 'against ever again allowing themselves to be panicked and pressured into giving a citizen an unfair trial'. Times, Sunday Times But lawyers argue prejudicial evidence was put before the jury, resulting in an unfair trial. The Sun The result was an unfair trial
and a significant amount of court time wasted. Times, Sunday Times But the quashing of his conviction restored the defendant to the position he was in before the unfair trial. Times, Sunday Times Not only was the sentence severe, but it was imposed on a civilian by a military tribunal after an unfair trial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they have all volunteered to be part of the vaccine trial. Times,Sunday Times This was particularly important in the vaccine trial. Times,Sunday Times More than 1,000 patients at 53 hospitals are to take part in the vaccine trial. Times, Sunday Times Scientists have still not seen the full data from the vaccine trials. Times,Sunday Times In one group with 40,000 members, posts falsely claimed it as proof that vaccine trials were unsafe and unreliable. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 审理 LAW Japanese: 裁判 |
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