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on trial
tri·al T0343500 (trī′əl, trīl)n.1. Law a. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury: The case is expected to go to trial.b. An instance of such a proceeding: the trial of Socrates.2. a. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof: a trial of one's faith.b. An instance of such testing, especially as part of a series of tests or experiments: a clinical trial of a drug.3. An effort or attempt: succeeded on the third trial.4. A state of pain or anguish that tests patience, endurance, or belief: "the fiery trial through which we pass" (Abraham Lincoln).5. A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing: The child was a trial to his parents.6. A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport.adj.1. Of, relating to, or used in a trial.2. Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis: a married couple on a trial separation.3. Made or done in the course of a trial or test.Idioms: on trial In the process of being tried, as in a court of law. trial by fire A test of one's abilities, especially the ability to perform well under pressure.
[Middle English triall, a testing, from Anglo-Norman trial, from trier, to pick out, try, from Old French trier, to pick out, separate out; see try.]Synonyms: trial, affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation
These nouns denote distress or suffering that severely tests resiliency and character: no consolation in their hour of trial; the affliction of a bereaved family; the crucible of revolution; the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect; a time of relentless tribulation. See Also Synonyms at burden.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | on trial - in the process of being tested or triedunproved, unproven - not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions" |
Translationstrial (ˈtraiəl) noun1. an act of testing or trying; a test. Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage. 試驗，考驗 试验，考验 2. a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law. Their trial will be held next week. 審判 审判3. a (source of) trouble or anxiety. My son is a great trial (to me). 討厭的人(或物) 讨厌的人（或物） trial run a rehearsal, first test etc of anything, eg a play, car, piece of machinery etc. 排演，試車等 排演，试车等 on trial1. the subject of a legal action in court. She's on trial for murder. 在受審 在受审2. undergoing tests or examination. We've had a new television installed, but it's only on trial. 在試用中 在试用中trial and error the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found. They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error. 反覆試驗，嘗試錯誤法，不斷摸索 反复试验，尝试法（从失败中找到解决办法） on trial
on trial1. Being tried in a court of law. The woman is on trial for stealing from stores all over town.2. As a test to examine someone's or something's worth or suitability. They let us take the steam cleaner home on trial with the promise of a full refund if we didn't like it. They gave me the job, but only on trial for the first week until I prove I'm up to snuff.See also: on, trialon trial 1. [of someone] in a legal case before a judge. The criminal was on trial for over three months. lam not on trial. Don't treat me like that! 2. being tested; being examined or experimented with. The new strain of wheat is on trial in Kansas at the present time. The teaching method is on trial in the school system.See also: on, trialon trial1. In the process of being tried, especially in a court of law. For example, He would be put on trial for the murder of his wife. [Early 1700s] 2. As a test of something, on probation, as in They said we could take the vacuum cleaner on trial and return it if it was too noisy. [Early 1700s] See also: on, trial on trial In the process of being tried, as in a court of law.See also: on, trialEncyclopediaSeetrialLegalSeeTrialon trial
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