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quiz

Q0040200 (kwĭz)tr.v. quizzed, quiz·zing, quiz·zes 1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly: "His searching questions as he quizzed me on my work made me tongue-tied at first" (Susan Sellers).2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions: quizzed the class on state capitals. See Synonyms at ask.3. Archaic To poke fun at; mock.n. pl. quiz·zes 1. A questioning or inquiry.2. A short oral or written test.3. Archaic A practical joke.

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quiz′zer n.Word History: While the origins of quiz remain obscure, we can at least trace the development of its senses. The term, first recorded in the late 1700s, originally meant "an odd or eccentric person." From the noun in this sense came a verb meaning "to make sport or fun of" and "to regard mockingly." In English dialects and probably in American English the verb quiz acquired senses relating to interrogation and questioning. This presumably occurred because quiz was associated with question, inquisitive, or perhaps the English dialect verb quiset, "to question" (probably itself short for obsolete inquisite, "to investigate"). From this new area of meaning came the noun and verb senses all too familiar to students.

quiz

(kwɪz) n, pl quizzes1. a. an entertainment in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions, esp as a radio or television programmeb. (as modifier): a quiz programme. 2. any set of quick questions designed to test knowledge3. an investigation by close questioning; interrogation4. obsolete a practical joke; hoax5. obsolete a puzzling or eccentric individual6. obsolete a person who habitually looks quizzically at others, esp through a small monoclevb (tr) , quizzes, quizzing or quizzed7. to investigate by close questioning; interrogate8. (Education) informal US and Canadian to test or examine the knowledge of (a student or class)9. (tr) obsolete to look quizzically at, esp through a small monocle[C18: of unknown origin] ˈquizzer n

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n. 1. an informal test or examination. 2. a questioning. 3. a practical joke; hoax. 4. an eccentric person. v.t. 5. to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions. 6. to question closely. 7. Chiefly Brit. to make fun of. [1775–85; orig. uncertain] quiz′zer, n.

quiz

Past participle: quizzed
Gerund: quizzing

Imperative
quiz
quiz

Present
I quiz
you quiz
he/she/it quizzes
we quiz
you quiz
they quiz

Preterite
I quizzed
you quizzed
he/she/it quizzed
we quizzed
you quizzed
they quizzed

Present Continuous
I am quizzing
you are quizzing
he/she/it is quizzing
we are quizzing
you are quizzing
they are quizzing

Present Perfect
I have quizzed
you have quizzed
he/she/it has quizzed
we have quizzed
you have quizzed
they have quizzed

Past Continuous
I was quizzing
you were quizzing
he/she/it was quizzing
we were quizzing
you were quizzing
they were quizzing

Past Perfect
I had quizzed
you had quizzed
he/she/it had quizzed
we had quizzed
you had quizzed
they had quizzed

Future
I will quiz
you will quiz
he/she/it will quiz
we will quiz
you will quiz
they will quiz

Future Perfect
I will have quizzed
you will have quizzed
he/she/it will have quizzed
we will have quizzed
you will have quizzed
they will have quizzed

Future Continuous
I will be quizzing
you will be quizzing
he/she/it will be quizzing
we will be quizzing
you will be quizzing
they will be quizzing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quizzing
you have been quizzing
he/she/it has been quizzing
we have been quizzing
you have been quizzing
they have been quizzing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quizzing
you will have been quizzing
he/she/it will have been quizzing
we will have been quizzing
you will have been quizzing
they will have been quizzing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quizzing
you had been quizzing
he/she/it had been quizzing
we had been quizzing
you had been quizzing
they had been quizzing

Conditional
I would quiz
you would quiz
he/she/it would quiz
we would quiz
you would quiz
they would quiz

Past Conditional
I would have quizzed
you would have quizzed
he/she/it would have quizzed
we would have quizzed
you would have quizzed
they would have quizzed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quiz - an examination consisting of a few short questionsexam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"pop quiz - a quiz given without prior warning
Verb	1.	quiz - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"testtest - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"examine - question closely

quiz

noun1. competition, test, quiz show, panel game, quiz game, test of knowledge We'll have a quiz at the end of the show.2. examination, questioning, interrogation, interview, investigation, grilling (informal), cross-examination, cross-questioning, the third degree (informal) Man faces quiz over knife death.verb1. question, ask, interrogate, examine, investigate, pump (informal), grill (informal), catechize Sybil quizzed her about life as a working girl.

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verb1. To put a question to (someone):ask, examine, inquire, query, question.2. To subject to a test of knowledge or skill:check, examine, test.3. Chiefly British. To make fun or make fun of:deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.Idiom: poke fun at.nounA set of questions or exercises designed to determine knowledge or skill:catechism, catechization, exam, examination, test.

Translations

小测验测验问答比赛

quiz

(kwiz) – plural ˈquizzes – noun1. a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions. a television quiz; a general-knowledge quiz. 益智問題 问答比赛2. a short test given to students. 小測驗 小测验ˈquiz-master noun a question-master. 問答節目主持人 问答比赛节目中的提问者或主持人

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