[N-VAR 可变名词]审讯；审理；审判 A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime.
New evidence showed the police lied at the trial...
新的证据表明警方在审讯时撒了谎。
He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state...
他因被控密谋颠覆国家正等待军事法庭的审判。
They believed that his case would never come to trial.
他们认为他的讼案根本不会开庭审理。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]试验；试用 A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way.
They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials...
他们已在临床试验中接受过这种药物的治疗。
I took the car out for a trial on the roads…
我开车上路试驾了一下。
The robots have been on trial for the past year...
这些机器人过去一年都在试用当中。
We plan to release a prototype this autumn for trial in hospitals.
我们计划今年秋天在各医院推出一个模型进行试验。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](人员的)试用，试用期 If someone gives you a trial for a job, or if you are on trial, you do the job for a short period of time to see if you are suitable for it.
[usu sing]
He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience...
他刚给了一位声称自己有从业经验的年轻女子一次试用机会。
The 26-year old fullback has been on trial at the club for ten days.
那位 26 岁的后卫已经在该俱乐部试用 10 天了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]磨难；痛苦；麻烦 If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it.
[usu pl]
...the trials of adolescence.
青春期的苦恼
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]预赛；选拔赛；测试赛 In some sports or outdoor activities, trials are a series of contests that test a competitor's skill and ability.
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He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year.
他参加赛马选拔赛还不到一年。
...Dovedale Sheepdog Trials.
达夫谷牧羊犬测试赛
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[PHRASE 短语]通过反复试验；经过不断摸索 If you do something by trial and error, you try several different methods of doing it until you find the method that works properly.
[oft by/through PHR]
Many drugs were found by trial and error...
很多药物都是通过反复试验才发现的。
She feels that raising her children has been a matter of trial and error.
她感到抚养孩子就像是摸着石头过河。
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[PHRASE 短语]在受审中 If someone is on trial, they are being tried in a court of law.
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He is currently on trial accused of serious drugs charges...
他目前正因严重的毒品控罪而受审。
He will go on trial later this month charged with murder…
他将因谋杀罪名在本月晚些时候出庭受审。
Two skinheads were put on trial for those murders last week.
上周两个光头党成员因为那几宗谋杀案而被带上法庭受审。
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[PHRASE 短语]在测试中；在考察中；在考验中 If you say that someone or something is on trial, you mean that they are in a situation where people are observing them to see whether they succeed or fail.
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The President will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial.
总统将被卷入一场造成负面影响的争斗中，他的资格会因此受到考验。
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[PHRASE 短语]受审判 If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
[V inflects]
He was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial…
他被判定精神状况不宜接受审判。
Five people are to stand trial for murder.
将有 5 个人因涉嫌谋杀受到审判。
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trialtrialstrialledtrialedtriallingtrialingnoun★law 法律1★[uncountable , countable ]a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury,to decide if sb accused of a crime is guilty or not （法院的）审讯，审理，审判◆a murder trial谋杀案的审理◆He's on trialfor murder. 他因涉嫌谋杀罪而受审。◆She will stand trial/go on trialfor fraud. 她因涉嫌诈骗将受到审判。◆The men were arrested but not brought to trial.这些人已被逮捕但并未送交法院审判。◆The case never came to trial.这个案件从未开庭审理。◆She is awaiting trial on corruption charges.她因被控贪污正等候审判。◆He did not receive a fair trial.他没有受到公正的审判。◆She was detained without trial.她未经审讯便被羁押。☞collocationsat
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test 试验2★[countable , uncountable ]the process of testing the ability, quality or performance of sb/sth, especially before you make a final decision about them （对能力、质量、性能等的）试验，试用◆The new drug is undergoing clinical trials.这种新药正在进行临床试验。◆She agreed to employ me for a trial period.她同意试用我一段时间。◆The system was introduced on a trial basisfor one month. 这个制度已引进试行一个月。◆a trial separation(= of a couple whose marriage is in difficulties)试验性分居◆We had the machine on trialfor a week. 这台机器我们已经试用了一个星期。◆a trial of strength(= a contest to see who is stronger)实力的较量☞collocationsat
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in sport 体育运动3[countable , usually plural ]( BrE) (NAmEtry·out)a competition or series of tests to find the best players for a sports team or an important event 预赛；选拔赛◆Olympic trials奥林匹克运动会选拔赛for animals 动物4[countable , usually plural ]an event at which animals compete or perform 比赛；表演◆horse trials马匹比赛difficult experience 艰难经历5[countable ]an experience or a person that causes difficulties for sb 令人伤脑筋的事；惹麻烦的人；考验◆the trials and tribulationsof married life 婚姻生活的考验与磨炼trialto sb ◆She was a sore trial to her family at times.她有时让家人伤透了脑筋。IDIOMˌtrial and ˈerrorthe process of solving a problem by trying various methods until you find a method that is successful 反复试验；不断摸索◆Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error.儿童通过反复摸索才学会运用计算机程序。verb(-ll-,NAmE-l-)[transitive , intransitive ]trial(sth) ( BrE) to test the ability, quality or performance of sth to see if it will be effective or successful 测试（能力、质量、性能等）；试验；试用trial/ˈtraɪəl; NAmEˈtraɪəl/
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1court [countable, uncountable] 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 → try: The trial is due to start next week.on trial (for something) Brady was on trial for assault. →
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2test [countable, uncountable] a process of testing to find out whether something works effectively and is safe: a new drug that is undergoing clinical trials3try somebody/something [countable, uncountable] 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 → tryon trial They let me have the computer on trial for thirty days. The security system will be reviewed after a three-month trial period. Smith was hired on a six-month trial basis.trial separation (=a period of time in which a husband and wife do not live together, to find out whether they want to stay married)4by/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: I learned most of what I know about gardening through trial and error.5difficulty [countable usually plural] something that is difficult to deal with, and that is worrying or annoying → trying: the daily trials of living in a poor countrybe a trial (to/for somebody) My brothers and I were always a real trial to my parents. the trials and tribulations of running a business6sports trials [plural] British English a special sports competition in which people who want to be on a team are tested, so that the best can be chosenSYN tryout American Englishhorse/sheepdog trials (=a sporting competition in which horses or dogs compete)COLLOCATIONSverbsbe on trial (=be being judged in a court of law)· Her son is on trial charged with murder.stand/face trial (=be judged in a court of law)· Doctors said he was unfit to stand trial.go on trial· Taylor went on trial accused of fraud.be awaiting/facing trial· Its managing director is awaiting trial on corruption charges.put somebody on trial· They should never have been put on trial, let alone convicted.bring somebody to trial· The people who were responsible for this crime must be brought to trial.be sent for trial (also be committed for trial British English)· Smith's lawyer battled to stop him being sent for trial in Britain.a trial is held· We believe the trial will be held sometime next month.a trial opens (=officially begins)· The trial opened 5 weeks ago.a trial is adjourned (=it is officially stopped for several days, weeks, or months)· The trial was adjourned until November.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + triala murder/fraud etc trial· She was a witness in a murder trial.a fair trial· He is entitled to a fair trial.a criminal trial (=for cases involving a crime)· In a criminal trial, guilt has to be proven beyond reasonable doubt.a civil trial (=for cases dealing with the private affairs of citizens, rather than cases involving a crime)· In civil trials, the jury's decision need not be unanimous.phrasesa case goes/comes to trial· If the case ever went to trial, he would probably lose.nounsthe trial judge· The trial judge acquitted the accused on the charge of assault.the trial lawyer· He is regarded as one of the finest trial lawyers in the state.the trial court· The evidence will be fully tested in the trial court.a trial date· No trial date has been set because of procedural delays.the trial verdict· His lawyers have said they will appeal the civil trial verdict.
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trialtrial2 verb (past tense and past participle trialled, present participle trialling) [transitive] British English
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to thoroughly test something to see if it works correctly or is effectiveSYN try out: These techniques were trialled by teachers in 300 schools.