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单词 a litmus test
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a litmus test

an effective and conclusive way of proving or measuring the quality or success of a particular thing
The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy.

Examples of 'a litmus test' in a sentence
a litmus test

So what about education, always a litmus test?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That's why the coalition's approach to prisoner voting is a litmus test.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How we treat our dying patients is a litmus test of our society.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some will be unconvinced by this as a litmus test.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I think it's a litmus test for what your relationship is like.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Getting the qualification was tough and a litmus test of talent.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
For attitudes to the elderly serve as a litmus test of moral standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
First-quarter results, out today, could prove a litmus test for any progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is being seen as a litmus test of the progress made on this problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The legal proceedings have been seen as a litmus test of freedoms that critics say are fast disappearing under the former army chief's rule.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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