exam

英 [ɪɡˈzæm]

美 [ɪɡˈzæm]

n.  (笔头、口头或操作)考试; (对身体特定部位进行的)检查; 体检

复数：exams　

中考IELTS高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4174 / COCA.4224

牛津词典

noun

• （笔头、口头或操作）考试
  a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do
  1. to take an exam
     参加考试
  2. to pass/fail an exam
     考试合格 / 不合格
  3. an exam paper
     试卷
  4. I got my exam results today.
     我今天得到了考试成绩。
  5. A lot of students suffer from exam nerves .
     许多学生考试怯阵。
  6. I hate doing exams .
     我讨厌参加考试。
  7. to sit an exam
     参加考试
  8. to mark an exam
     阅卷评分
  9. to grade an exam
     阅卷评分
  10. She did well in her exams .
      她考试考得好。
  11. She did well on her exams .
      她考试考得好。
• （对身体特定部位进行的）检查；体检
  a medical test of a particular part of the body
  1. an eye exam
     眼睛检查

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 考试
  Anexamis a formal test that you take to show your knowledge or ability in a particular subject, or to obtain a qualification.
  1. I don't want to take any more exams...
     我再也不想参加考试了。
  2. Kate's exam results were excellent.
     凯特的考试成绩非常优秀。
• 体检；医学检查
  If you have a medicalexam, a doctor looks at your body, feels it, or does simple tests in order to check how healthy you are.

Note that topassan exam always means to succeed in it. If you do not pass an exam, youfailit. If you simply do an exam or take part in it, you can say that youtakethe exam, or, in British English, that yousitthe exam.
注意，考试及格用pass an exam。考试不及格用fail。参加考试用take the exam，英国英语用sit the exam。

英英释义

noun

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  1. when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
  Synonym:examinationtest

双语例句

• I promised the child to take him to the seaside if he did well in the exam.
  我给孩子许了愿，要是他这次考好了带他去海边玩。
• They had finished the exam and the teacher was hustling to get the papers gathered up.
  他们已经考完试了，老师正在赶紧收卷子。
• Although he failed in the exam, he was not so sad because he had endeavoured.
  虽然他考试没及格，但他并不太伤心，因为他已尽力了。
• Learners may have to take a written exam before they pass their driving test
  学员在通过驾照考试前可能得参加笔试。
• He had been caught cribbing in an exam.
  他在考试中作弊被抓。
• All the above have passed the exam.
  以上各人都通过了考试。
• Liam surprised his tutors by twice failing a second year exam.
  利亚姆两次都没能通过大二的一门考试，这让他的导师们很吃惊。
• Schools were told their exam information had to be spot-on and accurate.
  各学校接到通知，要求考试信息必须准确无误。
• Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam.
  你儿子心烦意乱是因为没有通过历史考试。
• As the final exam is approaching, the students are busy getting up mathematics and physics.
  因为快期末考试了，学生们正忙着准备数学和物理。