| 词组 | trial |
| 释义 | trial /ˈtraɪəl/ noun 1. a legal process in a court of lawadjectivesa fair trial Everyone has the right to a fair trial.an unfair trial Human rights groups claim that his trial was unfair.a criminal trial (=dealing with a crime) There are several stages in a criminal trial.a civil trial (=dealing with disagreements between people, rather than crimes) The court mainly deals with civil trials.nouns + triala murder/fraud etc trial She was a witness in a murder trial.verbsstand/face trial (=be judged in a court of law) His doctors said he was unfit to stand trial.be awaiting/facing trial (=be going to be judged in a court of law soon) He spent five months in prison awaiting trial.a trial is held The trial will be held sometime next month.a trial opens (=officially begins) The trial opened five weeks ago.a trial is adjourned (=it is officially stopped for several days, weeks, or months) The trial was adjourned until November.a trial collapses (=it ends without a verdict) The trial collapsed after it emerged that the victim had drunk so much wine she could not remember what happened.nounsa trial judge The trial judge told the jury to ignore this evidence.a trial lawyer He is regarded as one of the finest trial lawyers in the state.a trial court The case will return to the trial court in May.a trial date No trial date has been set.a trial verdict (=a decision about whether or not someone is guilty) His lawyers have said they will appeal the trial verdict.prepositionsa trial for sth His trial for murder began yesterday.at a trial She will have to give evidence at the trial.during a trial During the trial, the man claimed he had never met Max.without trial He was imprisoned for two years without trial.phrasesbe on trial (=be being judged in a court of law) Her son is on trial charged with murder.go on trial Taylor went on trial accused of killing his wife.put sb on trial Eight people were arrested and put on trial.bring sb to trial The people who were responsible for this crime must be brought to trial.be sent for trial also be committed for trial BrE Smith’s lawyer battled to stop him being sent for trial in Britain.a case goes/comes to trial If the case ever went to trial, he would probably lose.2. a process of testing something or someoneadjectivesclinical trials (=of a new drug or medical device on humans) Clinical trials of the drug will begin soon.extensive trials (=a lot of thorough trials) Extensive trials have been carried out on the product, to make sure that it is safe.initial trials (=the first ones) Information from these initial trials will be very useful.nouns + trialfield trials (=of a new product in the conditions in which it will be used) The company is currently carrying out field trials of new mirrors for heavy vehicles.time/speed trials (=in order to see how fast someone or something goes – used in sport) A series of time trials decides who will take part in the final race.verbsdo/carry out a trial also conduct/perform a trial formal Before a drug company can sell a new drug, it has to carry out trials to see how well it works. | Each year we conduct trials to find out which product works best.take part in a trial also participate in a trial formal Eight schools are taking part in the trial.undergo trials (=be tested) A new aircraft is currently undergoing trials for the Royal Air Force.trial + nounsa trial period Any new laws should be given a trial period of a year.a trial run Many couples have a trial run the day before their wedding day.a trial separation (=a period of time when a husband and wife do not live together, to find out whether they want to stay married) They decided on a trial separation after their marriage got into difficulty.prepositionson trial (=in order to test something) They let me have the computer on trial for a few days.a trial for sth Trials for the Olympics started on July 1st.phraseson a trial basis (=in order to see whether something is successful) Smith was hired on a 12-month trial basis.by/through trial and error (=in order to find out which is the best of several possible methods) I learnt most of what I know about gardening through trial and error. |
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