| 单词 | experiment |
| 释义 | ex·per·i·ment I. 1. a. < make another experiment of his suspicion — Shakespeare > b. (1) < is going to put this hope to the test by trying a political experiment of bold proportions — Harold Callender > (2) < Benavente's earliest literary experiments were four little romantic fantasies published … in 1892 — Current Biography > c. < the experiments of the defendant's experts lead … to the opinion that a typhoid bacillus could not survive the journey — O.W.Holmes †1935 > 2. obsolete < by sad experiment I know how little weight my words with thee can find — John Milton > 3. obsolete < you will find it a sure experiment for the quinsy — William Coles > 4. < the result of some centuries of experiment tended to raise rather than silence doubt — Henry Adams > II. transitive verb 1. obsolete < thy fatherly mercy … so often experimented by me — Henry Hammond > 2. archaic < that may be easily experimented in a small bird — Benjamin Martin > 3. archaic < several articles were proposed to be experimented, and if found good … to be confirmed — John Entick > intransitive verb < the world has become a laboratory where immature and feverish minds experiment with unknown forces — John Buchan > < studied drawing and painting in an art school … and experimented in painting at home — W.H.Downes > |
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