请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 breath test
释义

breath test

Word forms: plural breath tests
countable noun
A breath test is a test carried out by police in which a driver blows into a special bag or electronic device to show how much alcohol he or she has drunk.
Police will conduct random breath tests.

breath test in British English

noun
1.  British
a chemical test of a driver's breath to determine the amount of alcohol he or she has consumed
verb breath-test (transitive)
2. 
to carry out a breath test on (someone)
He believes pedestrians should be breath-tested
He was breath-tested.
Shaky was breath-tested but failed to provide an acceptable sample.

breath-test in British English

or breath test (ˈbrɛθtɛst)
verb (transitive)
to carry out a breath test on (someone)
He believes pedestrians should be breath-tested
He was breath-tested.
Shaky was breath-tested but failed to provide an acceptable sample.

Examples of 'breath test' in a sentence
breath test

He was not arrested and passed an alcohol breath test.
The Sun (2012)
Officers searched the vehicle and found the empty tins before asking him to provide a breath test.
The Sun (2015)
It provides a breath test and a plan to help manage your condition.
The Sun (2012)
We also need more officers out on the roads carrying out breath tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They gave positive breath tests and are awaiting the results of blood samples.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He passed a breath test but was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving then bailed.
The Sun (2015)
On second thoughts a breath test might be more relevant as he made them in a bar after midnight.
The Sun (2009)
Both lorry drivers passed roadside breath tests, police said.
The Sun (2013)
So the introduction of random breath tests should not be a problem for the law-abiding majority.
The Sun (2008)
A breath test showed she was nearly four times over the legal limit.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A breath test showed he had downed more than three times the alcohol limit.
The Sun (2009)
A breath test showed she was well above the drink-drive limit.
The Sun (2006)
A breath test showed he was nearly 1½ times the limit.
The Sun (2015)
In November 2010 he was arrested for failing to provide a breath test after a car accident.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yesterday he admitted four driving offences, criminal damage and failing to provide a breath test sample to officers.
The Sun (2009)
Drivers also face limits of 20mph in residential zones, random breath tests and tougher fixed penalties for offences such as passing too close to a cyclist.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The introduction of random breath tests should surely call time on ANY drinking and driving.
The Sun (2008)

Chinese translation of 'breath test'

breath test

n (c)

  1. 呼吸测(測)醉分析 (hūxī cèzuì fēnxī)

Nearby words of
breath test

  • breast-feed
  • breaststroke
  • breath
  • breath test
  • Breathalyzer
  • breathe
  • breathe in
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/11/14 14:55:05