road-testv.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdtɛst/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌtɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: road test n.

Etymology: < road test n. Compare earlier road testing n. at road test n. Derivatives, road tester n. 2.

transitive. To test (a vehicle, engine, etc.) on the road. Frequently figurative and in extended use: to give (a product, method, etc.) a practical test.

ΚΠ

1909 C. E. Duryea in Amer. Cycl. Automobile IV. 1093 Every chassis is thoroughly road tested on its own wheels and tires prior to delivery.

1937 Times British Motor Number 13 Apr. p. xxiii/2 It is the practice of Vauxhall Motors to road test every Vauxhall car and Bedford truck which is made.

1949 Life 4 Apr. 129/1 In the U.S. many of the best brains go into business..only after they have been seasoned and road-tested on this severe and impartial proving ground.

1968 Guardian 10 Sept. 3/7 Maiden voyagers on the Cunarder QE2 will have..to road-test the ship.

1999 T. Whisler Brit. Motor Industry ix. 332 The firm's programme of road testing new vehicles..was discontinued.

2007 Eve July 108/1 We sent three single writers out to road-test new, civilised ways out of singledom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	road-test
释义	road-testv. Brit. /ˈrəʊdtɛst/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌtɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: road test n. Etymology: < road test n. Compare earlier road testing n. at road test n. Derivatives, road tester n. 2. transitive. To test (a vehicle, engine, etc.) on the road. Frequently figurative and in extended use: to give (a product, method, etc.) a practical test. ΚΠ 1909 C. E. Duryea in Amer. Cycl. Automobile IV. 1093 Every chassis is thoroughly road tested on its own wheels and tires prior to delivery. 1937 Times British Motor Number 13 Apr. p. xxiii/2 It is the practice of Vauxhall Motors to road test every Vauxhall car and Bedford truck which is made. 1949 Life 4 Apr. 129/1 In the U.S. many of the best brains go into business..only after they have been seasoned and road-tested on this severe and impartial proving ground. 1968 Guardian 10 Sept. 3/7 Maiden voyagers on the Cunarder QE2 will have..to road-test the ship. 1999 T. Whisler Brit. Motor Industry ix. 332 The firm's programme of road testing new vehicles..was discontinued. 2007 Eve July 108/1 We sent three single writers out to road-test new, civilised ways out of singledom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1909
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