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单词 sample
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sample

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈsɑːmpl/
/ˈsæmpl/
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  1.  
    a number of people or things taken from a larger group and used in tests to provide information about the group
    • The interviews were given to a random sample of students.
    • The survey covers a representative sample of schools.
    • a sample survey
    • The current study has a larger sample size than earlier studies.
    • We studied a large population sample.
    Extra Examples
    • Our sample comprised 250 catering workers.
    • The research was based on samples from 29 populations.
    • a random sample drawn from men aged 35–40
    • The results are based on a sample of 100 people drawn from different areas and social classes.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • total
    verb + sample
    • draw
    • select
    sample + verb
    • comprise something
    • consist of something
    sample + noun
    • size
    • survey
    • group
    preposition
    • sample from
    • sample of
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  2.  
    a small amount of a substance taken from a larger amount and tested in order to obtain information about the substance
    • a blood/urine/tissue/DNA sample
    • sample of something Samples of the water contained pesticide.
    • A small sample of blood must be tested by a doctor.
    • to collect/obtain/take a sample
    • We analyzed samples from more than a dozen common tree species.
    • Her sample contained traces of the banned steroid.
    Wordfinder
    • biopsy
    • diagnose
    • examine
    • sample
    • scan
    • swab
    • symptom
    • test
    • ultrasound
    • X-ray
    Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory
    • formulate/​advance a theory/​hypothesis
    • build/​construct/​create/​develop a simple/​theoretical/​mathematical model
    • develop/​establish/​provide/​use a theoretical/​conceptual framework
    • advance/​argue/​develop the thesis that…
    • explore an idea/​a concept/​a hypothesis
    • make a prediction/​an inference
    • base a prediction/​your calculations on something
    • investigate/​evaluate/​accept/​challenge/​reject a theory/​hypothesis/​model
    Experiment
    • design an experiment/​a questionnaire/​a study/​a test
    • do research/​an experiment/​an analysis
    • make observations/​measurements/​calculations
    • carry out/​conduct/​perform an experiment/​a test/​a longitudinal study/​observations/​clinical trials
    • run an experiment/​a simulation/​clinical trials
    • repeat an experiment/​a test/​an analysis
    • replicate a study/​the results/​the findings
    • observe/​study/​examine/​investigate/​assess a pattern/​a process/​a behaviour
    • fund/​support the research/​project/​study
    • seek/​provide/​get/​secure funding for research
    Results
    • collect/​gather/​extract data/​information
    • yield data/​evidence/​similar findings/​the same results
    • analyse/​examine the data/​soil samples/​a specimen
    • consider/​compare/​interpret the results/​findings
    • fit the data/​model
    • confirm/​support/​verify a prediction/​a hypothesis/​the results/​the findings
    • prove a conjecture/​hypothesis/​theorem
    • draw/​make/​reach the same conclusions
    • read/​review the records/​literature
    • describe/​report an experiment/​a study
    • present/​publish/​summarize the results/​findings
    • present/​publish/​read/​review/​cite a paper in a scientific journal
    Extra Examples
    • All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
    • samples of tissue
    Topics Medicineb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blood
    • faecal/​fecal
    • serum
    verb + sample
    • collect
    • obtain
    • take
    sample + verb
    • contain
    • show
    preposition
    • sample of
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  3.  
    a small amount or example of something that can be looked at or tried to see what it is like
    • ‘I'd like to see a sample of your work,’ said the manager.
    • a free sample of shampoo
    • Would you like a sample of the fabric to take home?
    • We looked at sample books to choose the fabric.
    Topics Shoppingb2, Scientific researchb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • free
    sample + noun
    • book
    preposition
    • sample of
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  4. (specialist) a piece of recorded music or sound that is used in a new piece of music
    • ‘Candy’ includes a swirling sample from a Walker Brothers song.
    Topics Musicc2
  5. Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French essample ‘example’. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 18th cent.

sample

verb
 OPAL W
/ˈsɑːmpl/
/ˈsæmpl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sample
/ˈsɑːmpl/
/ˈsæmpl/
he / she / it samples
/ˈsɑːmplz/
/ˈsæmplz/
past simple sampled
/ˈsɑːmpld/
/ˈsæmpld/
past participle sampled
/ˈsɑːmpld/
/ˈsæmpld/
-ing form sampling
/ˈsɑːmplɪŋ/
/ˈsæmplɪŋ/
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  1.  
    sample something to try a small amount of a particular food to see what it is like; to experience something for a short time to see what it is like
    • I sampled the delights of Greek cooking for the first time.
    • He put his head out of the window and sampled the morning air.
    • We simply had to stop and sample some road-side cuisine.
  2. sample somebody/something (specialist) to test, question, etc., part of something or of a group of people in order to find out what the rest is like
    • 12 per cent of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs.
    • The survey was done using a group of 100 children randomly sampled from the school population.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • randomly
    preposition
    • from
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  3. sample something (specialist) to record part of a piece of music, or a sound, in order to use it in a new piece of musicTopics Musicc2
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French essample ‘example’. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 18th cent.
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