exam

英 [ɪɡˈzæm]

美 [ɪɡˈzæm]

n.  (笔头、口头或操作)考试; (对身体特定部位进行的)检查; 体检

复数：exams　

中考IELTS高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4174 / COCA.4224

牛津词典

noun

• （笔头、口头或操作）考试
  a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do
  1. to take an exam
     参加考试
  2. to pass/fail an exam
     考试合格 / 不合格
  3. an exam paper
     试卷
  4. I got my exam results today.
     我今天得到了考试成绩。
  5. A lot of students suffer from exam nerves .
     许多学生考试怯阵。
  6. I hate doing exams .
     我讨厌参加考试。
  7. to sit an exam
     参加考试
  8. to mark an exam
     阅卷评分
  9. to grade an exam
     阅卷评分
  10. She did well in her exams .
      她考试考得好。
  11. She did well on her exams .
      她考试考得好。
• （对身体特定部位进行的）检查；体检
  a medical test of a particular part of the body
  1. an eye exam
     眼睛检查

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 考试
  Anexamis a formal test that you take to show your knowledge or ability in a particular subject, or to obtain a qualification.
  1. I don't want to take any more exams...
     我再也不想参加考试了。
  2. Kate's exam results were excellent.
     凯特的考试成绩非常优秀。
• 体检；医学检查
  If you have a medicalexam, a doctor looks at your body, feels it, or does simple tests in order to check how healthy you are.

Note that topassan exam always means to succeed in it. If you do not pass an exam, youfailit. If you simply do an exam or take part in it, you can say that youtakethe exam, or, in British English, that yousitthe exam.
注意，考试及格用pass an exam。考试不及格用fail。参加考试用take the exam，英国英语用sit the exam。

英英释义

noun

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  1. when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
  Synonym:examinationtest

双语例句

• An exam, or even an exciting social event may produce butterflies in the stomach.
  一场考试，甚至是一次令人兴奋的社会活动，都有可能让人心里发慌。
• Teachers know that low exam results will reflect badly on them
  老师知道考试成绩不好将对他们不利。
• Liam surprised his tutors by twice failing a second year exam.
  利亚姆两次都没能通过大二的一门考试，这让他的导师们很吃惊。
• Learners may have to take a written exam before they pass their driving test
  学员在通过驾照考试前可能得参加笔试。
• It's a bit like the exam syndrome where you write down everything you know regardless of what has been asked
  不论问题是什么就把所知道的统统写上，这有些像典型的考试心理。
• Schools were told their exam information had to be spot-on and accurate.
  各学校接到通知，要求考试信息必须准确无误。
• Write a note to my prof and tell him why I missed an exam this morning.
  给我的教授写一封短信，告诉他我为什么没有参加今天上午的考试。
• Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.
  只有几个学生通过了考试，可见考题是很难的。
• Did you get through the maths exam?
  你数学考试及格了吗？
• Although he worked hard, he failed in the exam.
  虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。