单词 | guinea-pig |
释义 | > as lemmasguinea-pig guinea-pig v. (intransitive) to act as the subject of an experiment; also transitive, to use (a person) thus. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > be subject to an experiment guinea-pig1955 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > make experiment of or with [verb (transitive)] > use as subject of experiment guinea-pig1955 1955 Times 20 June 9/4 He..might like to spend a ‘holiday’ at Salisbury, guinea pigging for the Common Cold Research Unit. 1961 Time (Atlantic ed.) 3 Mar. 19 [The astronauts] were guinea-pigged into hot chambers. < as lemmas |
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