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

• Essentially, this is the acid test.
  从本质上讲，这才是决定性的考验。
• The state of the economy is usually the acid test of any government's success.
  经济状况通常是对政府成功与否的检验。
• These databases are fully compliant with the ACID test.
  这些数据库与ACID测试完全兼容。
• Concluding the round is an acid test of whether we have the collective will to do so.
  完成多哈回合是对我们是否具备这样做的共同意愿的严峻考验。
• 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
• The acid test of a good driver is whether he remains calm in an emergency.
  衡量驾驶员水平的决定性考验，就是看他在紧急关头能否保持镇静。
• 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。
• 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。
• Clinical Value of Serum Total Bile Acid Test in Hepatobiliary Disease
  血清总胆汁酸测定在肝胆疾病中的临床价值
• Passing the ACID test is nontrivial, and many simple databases fall short.
  通过ACID测试不容小觑，许多简单的数据库都做不到。