acid test

英 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

美 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

n.  决定性考验; 严峻的考验

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 决定性考验；严峻的考验
  a way of deciding whether sth is successful or true
  1. The acid test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an emergency.
     在紧急情况下能否保持冷静是对一个好司机的严峻考验。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 决定性的试验；严峻的考验
  The acid testof something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
  1. The acid test of a school is 'would you send your own children there?'
     “你会将自己的孩子送去那里吗？”这一问题是衡量一所学校的试金石。

英英释义

noun

• a rigorous or crucial appraisal

双语例句

• Can Jones beat smith? That's the acid test.
  琼斯能击败史密斯吗？那是个严峻的考验。
• This exam is an acid test for me.
  这个考试对我来说是个严峻的考验。
• To optimize the extraction process of polysaccharide in indigowoadroot, and the use of phenol-sulphuric acid test of its content.
  从板蓝根中提取多糖，并用苯酚-硫酸测定其含量。
• This article introduced relational databases, focusing on the ACID test.
  本文介绍了关系数据库，并侧重于ACID测试。
• Application of Serum Sialic Acid Test to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
  血清唾液酸测定在肺癌诊疗中的应用
• This difficult task is the acid test for all of us.
  这项困难的工作对于我们大家都是一种严格考验。
• The ACID test lets developers gauge the utility of a database system.
  ACID测试允许开发人员测量数据库系统的利用率。
• Value of Serum Lipid-Bound Sialic Acid Test Applied to Leukemia
  血清脂质结合唾液酸试验在白血病临床应用中的价值
• We put your invention through the acid test, and, I'm extremely sorry to tell you, failed miserably.
  我们对你的发明进行了严格的试验，但是我非常遗憾地通知你，试验结果是彻底失败的。
• As far as morality goes, it is the acid test for each of us.
  道德的消逝，对我们每个人而言都是严峻的考验。