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

• 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。
• The second is that we have witnessed some Euro-paralysis: the crisis has been an acid test for European institutions, and they did not pass the test because of policy inaction.
  第二，我们见证了某种欧洲瘫痪：危机是对欧洲机构的严峻考验，而它们因为政策上的不作为，未能通过考验。
• 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
• This exam is an acid test for me.
  这个考试对我来说是个严峻的考验。
• 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
• Application Study of the Blood Lactic Acid Test in the Jiangsu Middle-Distance Race Group
  血乳酸测试在江苏田径队中跑组训练中的应用研究
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。