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    ex·am /ɪɡˈzæm/ ●●● S1 noun [countable]  1  EXAM/TESTa spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one 〔尤指重要的〕考试 At the end of each level, there’s an exam. 在每一级别结束时都有一次考试。 How did you do in your exams? 你考试考得怎么样？► see thesaurus at test2  American EnglishSE the paper on which the questions for an exam are written (考)试卷 Do not open your exams until I tell you. 听到指令前不要打开试卷。3  American EnglishMH a set of medical tests 医学检查 an eye exam 眼睛检查 COLLOCATIONSverbstake/do an exam (also sit an exam British English) 参加考试We have to take exams at the end of each year. 每年年底我们都得参加考试。pass an exam (=succeed in it) 通过考试Did you pass your final exam? 期末考试你通过了吗？fail an exam 没有通过考试If you fail the exam, you can retake it. 如果考试不及格，可以重考。do well/badly in an exam British English, do well/badly on an exam American English: 考试考得好/不好Maria always did well in her exams at school. 玛丽亚读书时考试成绩一向不错。study for an exam (also revise for an exam British English) 复习备考She has to study for her exams. 她得复习功课，准备考试。sail through an exam (=pass it easily) 顺利通过考试Don’t worry - I’m sure you’ll sail through all your exams. 别担心——我敢肯定你能顺利通过每一门考试。scrape through an exam (=only just pass it) 勉强通过考试nHe managed to scrape through the exam and stay on the course.flunk an exam American English informal (=fail it) 考试不及格nI flunked all my first year exams.cheat in an exam British English, cheat on an exam American English: 考试作弊nShe was caught cheating in the exam.retake an exam (also resit an exam British English) (=take it again because you did not do well the first time) 重考，补考nIf you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exama chemistry/French etc exam 化学/法语等考试I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam. 我知道自己通不过德语考试。a written exam 笔试There is a written exam at the end of the course. 课程结束时有一次笔试。an oral exam (=in which you answer questions by speaking) 口试I have my French oral exams next week. 下周我有法语口试。a mock exam British English (=one that you do to practise for the real exams) 模拟考试He did well in the mock exams. 模拟考试他考得不错。a practical exam (=in which you have to make or do things) 实验[实践]考试nThere’s a practical exam as well as a written one.a final exam (=at the end of a course) 期终(结业)考试nThe students take their final exams in June.the end of year/term exam British English: 期终考试nI knew I had to do well in the end of year exams.high school exams 高中考试nGreg got good grades in all of his high school exams.an entrance exam (=in order to enter a school or university) 入学考试nJane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go.a professional exam (=to qualify in a profession, for example to be an accountant) 专业考试nOnce you’ve passed your professional exams, you can start to build up your experience.the bar exam (=in order to become a lawyer) 律师资格考试nHe is studying for the bar exam.board exams American English (=in order to become a nurse or doctor) 医师[护士]资格考试nHe failed his board exams in psychiatry.exam + NOUNexam results 考试成绩The school achieves consistently good exam results. 该校考试成绩一向不错。an exam paper 试卷I’ve still got dozens of exam papers to mark. 我还有好多试卷要评分。an exam question 试题Read the exam questions carefully before writing your answers. 仔细阅读试题，然后再下笔作答。exam revision British English: 考前温习nI have to do my exam revision this weekend.exam practice 考前练习nSchools say they have to spend too much time doing exam practice.nan exam essay/script (=that someone has written during an exam)I’ve brought in some old exam scripts for us to look at.exam technique (=good ways to succeed in exams) 考试技巧nMr Frasier gave us some useful tips on exam technique.nexam marksPupils were divided into classes with a similar range of ability, based on their previous exam marks.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make an exam’. Say take an exam or do an exam. 不要说 ‘make an exam’. 而要说 take an exam 或 do an exam.
    Examples from the Corpus
    exam• Students are not allowed to talk during the examination.• He's upstairs, revising for an exam.• At one point, Fred cheated on an exam.• We have a biology exam tomorrow, and I haven't done any work for it yet.• a chemistry exam• In Japan, entrance exams are very important, and many children go to extra classes to prepare for them.• Final exams will be just before Christmas.• Proving that I could do it, and do it well, was finally my sole motivation when I began my exams.• Study past exam papers, noting the exam format, the choice of questions, and the all-important time limit.• The task force recommends physical exams every one to three years, essentially duplicating the screenings for the younger group.• We were then given a simple exam which consisted of crossing out stupid answers in order to leave the least stupid one.• She says many things other than exam results make a good school.• The exam covered the material they had read; they were allowed to use their notes.• How did you manage to fail all those exams?• How did you do in your exams?in your exams• I had come first in our exams and tests.    Origin exam (1800-1900) examination
    ex·am noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    a especially test or spoken of written an knowledge, Corpus


    exam
    ex‧am S1 /ɪɡˈzæm/ noun [countable]
     Word Family: noun: exam, examination, cross-examination, examiner; verb: examine, cross-examine
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: examination
    1. a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one:
        At the end of each level, there’s an exam.
        How did you do in your exams?
    2. American English the paper on which the questions for an exam are written:
        Do not open your exams until I tell you.
    3. American English a set of medical tests:
        an eye exam
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ verbs
       ▪ take/do an exam (also sit an exam British English) We have to take exams at the end of each year.
       ▪ pass an exam (=succeed in it) Did you pass your final exam?
       ▪ fail an exam If you fail the exam, you can retake it.
       ▪ do well/badly in an exam British English, do well/badly on an exam AmEː Maria always did well in her exams at school.
       ▪ study for an exam (also revise for an exam British English) She has to study for her exams.
       ▪ sail though an exam (=pass it easily) Don’t worry - I'm sure you’ll sail through all your exams.
       ▪ scrape through an exam (=only just pass it) He managed to scrape through the exam and stay on the course.
       ▪ flunk an exam American English informal (=fail it) I flunked all my first year exams.
       ▪ cheat in an exam British English, cheat on an exam AmE: She was caught cheating in the exam.
       ▪ retake an exam (also resit an exam British English) (=take it again because you did not do well the first time) If you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January.
    ■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exam
       ▪ a chemistry/French etc exam I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam.
       ▪ a written exam There is a written exam at the end of the course.
       ▪ an oral exam (=in which you answer questions by speaking) I have my French oral exams next week.
       ▪ a mock exam British English (=one that you do to practise for the real exams) He did well in the mock exams.
       ▪ a practical exam (=in which you have to make or do things) There’s a practical exam as well as a written one.
       ▪ a final exam (=at the end of a course) The students take their final exams in June.
       ▪ the end of year/term exam BrE: I knew I had to do well in the end of year exams.
       ▪ high school exams Greg got good grades in all of his high school exams.
       ▪ an entrance exam (=in order to enter a school or university) Jane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go.
       ▪ a professional exam (=to qualify in a profession, for example to be an accountant) Once you’ve passed your professional exams, you can start to build up your experience.
       ▪ the bar exam (=in order to become a lawyer) He is studying for the bar exam.
       ▪ board exams American English (=in order to become a nurse or doctor) He failed his board exams in psychiatry.
    ■ exam + NOUN
       ▪ exam results The school achieves consistently good exam results.
       ▪ an exam paper I’ve still got dozens of exam papers to mark.
       ▪ an exam question Read the exam questions carefully before writing your answers.
       ▪ exam revision BrE: I have to do my exam revision this weekend.
       ▪ exam practice Schools say they have to spend too much time doing exam practice.
       ▪ an exam essay/script (=that someone has written during an exam) I’ve brought in some old exam scripts for us to look at.
       ▪ exam technique (=good ways to succeed in exams) Mr Frasier gave us some useful tips on exam technique.
       ▪ exam marks Pupils were divided into classes with a similar range of ability, based on their previous exam marks.
    ■ COMMON ERRORS
        ► Do not say 'make an exam'. Say take an exam or do an exam.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ test a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: I have a chemistry test tomorrow. | Did Lauren pass her driving test?
       ▪ exam (also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year: He’s upstairs, revising for an exam. | When do you get your exam results? | There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
       ▪ quiz American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: We have a math quiz every Monday. | a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)
       ▪ finals British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
       ▪ final American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college: The English final was pretty hard.
       ▪ midterm American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college: He did badly in the midterm.
       ▪ oral exam (also oral British English) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral. | You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
       ▪ practical British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them: The chemistry practical is on Monday.
       ▪ mocks/mock exams British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations: She did well in the mocks.
       ▪ paper British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write: The history paper was really difficult. | The papers are marked by the other teachers.


    🔑 examBrE /ɪɡˈzæm/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˈzæm/ 🔊 (also formal exam·in·ation) noun🔑 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 （笔头、口头或操作）考试◆to take an exam 参加考试◆to pass/fail an exam 考试合格／不合格◆an exam paper 试卷◆I got my exam results today. 我今天得到了考试成绩。🔊🔊◆A lot of students suffer from exam nerves. 许多学生考试怯阵。🔊🔊◆(BrE) I hate doing exams. 我不喜欢考试。🔊🔊◆(BrE, formal) to sit an exam 参加考试◆(BrE) to mark an exam 阅卷评分◆(NAmE) to grade an exam 阅卷评分◆(BrE) She did well in her exams. 她考试考得好。🔊🔊◆(NAmE) She did well on her exams. 她考试考得好。🔊🔊<titled tranID="6" status="2">exams<chnsep> </chnsep><chn/></titled>
    • Exam is the usual word for a written, spoken or practical test at school or college, especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in NAmE. Quiz in both NAmE and BrE also means a contest in which people try to answer questions. * exam 为常用词，指学校的笔试、口试或操作考试，尤指为取得学历必须参加的重要考试。examination 是很正式的词。test 指对学生所学知识的测验，是正规考试的补充，有时也取代正规考试。在美式英语中非正规的小测验称为 quiz；在美式英语和英式英语中 quiz 亦指问答竞赛：◆a trivia quiz 难题问答竞赛◆a quiz show 问答竞赛节目

    course, distance learning, education, exam, further education, graduate, higher education, qualification, study, tertiary

    <titled tranID="37" status="2">Education<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>教育</chn></titled>

    Learning 学习

    • acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications 获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
    • receive/provide sb with training/tuition 得到／给某人提供培训／指导
    • develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus 制订课程方案／教学大纲
    • give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar 讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会
    • hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop 办班；举办研讨会／讲习班
    • sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons 报名参加／修读课程

    School 学校

    • go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school 上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所
    • be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school) 在读一年级、二年级等
    • study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc. 修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等
    • (BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school 离校；完成学业；辍学；退学
    • (NAmE) graduate high school/college 高中／大学毕业

    Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题

    • be the victim/target of bullying 成为被欺负的受害者／对象
    • (BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should) 逃学
    • (both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school 逃课；逃学
    • (BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test 考试作弊
    • get/be given a detention (for doing sth) （因做了某事）被罚放学后留校
    • be expelled from/be suspended from school 被学校开除／暂时停学

    Work and exams 功课和考试

    • do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth 做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究
    • work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper 写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文
    • finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework 完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业
    • hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper 提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
    • study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam 为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背
    • take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam 参加考试
    • (especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test 给作业／考试打分
    • (BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam 在考试中取得好成绩
    • pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject 测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格

    University 大学

    • apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university 申请／上／开始上大学
    • leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science) 离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位）
    • study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics 攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
    • (both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy 主修／辅修生物学／哲学
    • earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics 获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位

    candidate, exam, grade, invigilate, mark, oral, paper, practical, resit, revise

    🔑 (NAmE) a medical test of a particular part of the body （对身体特定部位进行的）检查；体检◆an eye exam眼睛检查