trial
noun
verb
ˈtraɪəl noun
1
COURT
法庭
a legal process in which a judge and often a JURY in a court of law examine information to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime 审判，审理; C,U
a murder trial
一宗谋杀案的审判
on trial (for sth) (being judged in a court of law for) （因某事）受审判
Brady was on trial for assault.
布拉迪因袭击他人正在受审。
The men are due to stand trial (=be judged in a court of law) on a drugs charge.
那几个人因被控贩毒要接受审判。
The defendant has a right to a fair trial .
被告有权得到公正的审判。
go/come to trial (begin being judged in a court of law) 提交法庭审理
By the time the case comes to trial, he will have spent a year in prison.
到这个案件开庭审理时，他将已经在监狱里呆了一年了。
bring sb to trial
Thirty police officers were brought to trial.
三十名警察被送交法庭审理。
Murphy sat in a prison cell awaiting trial (=waiting for his trial to begin) .
墨菲坐在牢房里等待审判。
2
TEST
试验
a process of testing to find out whether something works effectively and is safe 试验 C,U
a new drug that is undergoing clinical trials
正在接受临床试验的一种新药
3
TRY SB/STH
试用某人/某物
a short period during which you use or do something or employ someone to find out whether they are satisfactory for a particular purpose or job 试用; C,U
on trial
They let me have the computer on trial for thirty days.
他们让我试用这台计算机三十天。
The security system will be reviewed after a three-month trial period .
这套安全系统在经过三个月试用期后将进行重新评估。
Smith was hired on a six-month trial basis .
史密斯的试用期是六个月。
trial separation
4
by/through trial and error
if you do something by trial and error, you test many different methods of doing something in order to find the best 反复试验〔以得出最佳效果〕
I learned most of what I know about gardening through trial and error.
我的大部分园艺知识都是通过反复摸索得来的。
5
DIFFICULTY
困难
something that is difficult to deal with, and that is worrying or annoying 艰难困苦; C usually plural 一般用复数
the daily trials of living in a poor country
生活在贫穷国家的日常艰辛
be a trial (to/for sb)
My brothers and I were always a real trial to my parents.
我和我的兄弟们总是让父母伤透脑筋。
the trials and tribulations of running a business
经营企业的考验和磨炼
6
SPORTS
体育运动
a special sports competition in which people who want to be on a team are tested, so that the best can be chosen [英] 预赛，选拔赛; plural 复数 | BrE AmE
horse/sheepdog trials
verb
7 to thoroughly test something to see if it works correctly or is effective [英] 〔全面彻底地〕测试，试验，试用
These techniques were trialled by teachers in 300 schools.
这些方法经过了 300 所学校的老师的试用。