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单词 put something to the test
释义
(idiom) 
Definition
to use (something) in order to gauge its usefulness or effectiveness
Sooner or later life will put the relationship to the test.
Synonyms
test
Test the temperature of the water with your wrist.
try
She really tried my patience.
tax
Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.
put pressure on
put a strain on
See test

Additional synonyms

in the sense of tax
Definition
to make heavy demands on
Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.
Synonyms
strain,
push,
stretch,
try,
test,
task,
load,
burden,
drain,
exhaust,
weaken,
weary,
put pressure on,
sap,
wear out,
weigh heavily on,
overburden,
make heavy demands on,
enervate
in the sense of try
Definition
to give pain, affliction, or vexation to
She really tried my patience.
Synonyms
tax,
test,
trouble,
pain,
stress,
upset,
tire,
strain,
drain,
exhaust,
annoy,
plague,
irritate,
weary,
afflict,
sap,
inconvenience,
wear out,
vex,
irk,
make demands on,
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
prove

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put something to the test

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