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单词 sample
释义 sam·ple
I. \ˈsampəl, ˈsaam-, ˈsaim-, ˈsȧm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French essample — more at example
1. obsolete : one that is worthy of imitation : example
 < liv'd in court … most prais'd, most lov'd, a sample to the youngest — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : a representative portion of a whole : a small segment or quantity taken as evidence of the quality or character of the entire group or lot
  < the sample of the … Nordic race with which he identifies himself — Ruth Benedict >
  < knowledge of the deep ocean floor comes from … bottom samples — F.P.Shepard >
 b. : one displaying characteristics typical of its kind : specimen
  < the collection of samples for museum displays — R.W.Murray >
  < molded caps over the windows and the original broad porch make it an excellent sample of its period — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
 c.
  (1) : a trial package of a product distributed without cost to potential consumers
  (2) : a unit of merchandise used for demonstration or display
   < floor sample >
3. : one that serves to illustrate the full range or scope : indication, instance
 < offering listeners samples from the whole tradition of world drama — Leslie Rees >
 < contrasting samples of church-state policy — Paul Blanshard >
4.
 a. : a part (as of a population) used for purposes of investigating and comparing properties
  < poll a national sample as a means of predicting elections >
 b. : sampling
  < results of the sample … must be translated and interpreted — W.E.Deming >
Synonyms: see instance
II. transitive verb
(sampled ; sampled ; sampling \-p(ə)liŋ\ ; samples)
1. obsolete
 a. : to make comparable to : find a counterpart for : match
  < she seemed to be sampled for him — Henry Lord >
  < this notion … nowhere else sampled in any Greek author — Joseph Mede >
 b. : symbolize
  < some way sample that, which no way we can express — Henry Montagu >
 c. : copy
  < a model … must be sampled in Jerusalem — Joseph Hall >
2.
 a. : to take a sample of : assess by examining a small portion : test
  < inspectors … sample a year's output of fifty million parts — Bryan Morgan >
  < achievement tests … each sampling a different area — University of State of New York Bulletin >
 b. : to yield in sample
  < good ore, two feet of which samples more than … 30 ounces of silver — New York Sun >
 c. : to become acquainted with through personal experiment : try out : experience
  < rail fans will … adjust their itineraries this summer to sample the shiny new equipment — P.J.C.Friedlander >
  < sample the pleasures of the simple life — Thomas Cadett >
 d. : to dip into : glance through : skim
  < sample the literature of social science >
  < surrounds himself with books … and samples them as a dowager might a box of chocolates — Time >
3. : to give an impression or show an example of : exemplify, represent
 < manuscripts are so extensive … that it would be a heavy task to undertake even to sample them adequately — Times Literary Supplement >
 < denims are sampled in red — Women's Wear Daily >
4. : to take samples from (a given population) and from them make statistical estimates of the trait or attitude measured
 < polling organizations sampled the electorate at intervals — Americana Annual >
III. adjective
1. : serving as an illustration or example
 < sample question >
 < designed a sample three-bedroom house — New York Times >
2.
 a. : exemplifying a whole body or lot
  < sample ore >
  < sample copy >
 b. : making, examining, showing, or distributing samples
  < sample cutter >
  < sample tester >
  < sample card >
  < sample passer >
3. : of an exploratory nature : experimental
 < sample tunnels have already indicated the proximity of fossils — R.W.Murray >
4. : of or relating to a statistical sample
 < was courteous enough to check his attendances for us during a random sample week — Ernest & Pearl Beaglehole >
IV. noun
: an excerpt from a musical recording that is used in another artist's recording
V. transitive verb
: to use a segment of (another's musical recording) as part of one's own recording
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