experiment

英 [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] 美 [ɪkˈsperɪmənt]

n.  实验; 试验; 尝试; 实践v.  做试验; 进行实验; 尝试; 试用

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noun

实验；试验

a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledgeto do/perform/conduct an experiment

做实验proved by experiment

经过实验证明laboratory experiments

实验室实验Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.

许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。尝试；实践

a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it hasthe country's brief experiment in democracy

这个国家对民主的短暂尝试I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.

我以前从未做过这种菜，所以这是一个尝试。

verb

做试验；进行实验

to do a scientific experiment or experimentsSome people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.

有人觉得利用动物做试验是错误的。尝试；试用

to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they haveHe wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings.

他想以不同的神韵在自己的绘画中作更多的尝试。I experimented until I got the recipe just right.

我不断地尝试，直至找到正合适的烹饪法为止。