英语词组acid test是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

acid test

Theme: EVALUATION

a test whose findings are beyond doubt or dispute.

Her new husband seems generous, but the acid test will be if he lets her mother stay with them.The senator isn't very popular just now, but the acid test will be if he gets reelected.

Slang

acid test

Theme: TESTING

n. a very thorough test. (From a test for determining true gold using acid.)

We put your invention through the acid test, and—I am extremely sorry to tell you—it failed miserably.I'll take this home to my kids and let them give it the acid test. If it survives them, it's a winner.

acid test

A conclusive test. The phrase comes from the 19th-century practice of testing metals in nitric acid to determine if they contained gold. Restructuring the organization will be the acid test that determines whether or not it can survive the sudden downturn in the economy.

acid test

Fig. a test whose findings are beyond doubt or dispute. The senator doesn't look too popular just now, but the acid test will be if he gets reelected.

acid test

A decisive trial to determine worth or quality, as in Exposure to brilliant sunlight is the acid test for showing this fabric won't fade. Alluding to a 19th-century chemical test for distinguishing gold from other metals, this term was used figuratively by the early 1900s.

the acid test

COMMON If you call something the acid test, it will prove how effective or useful something is. The acid test for the vaccine will be its performance in the south where the disease is more widespread. So far, I don't feel too bad but I'm waiting for my first really stressful day when things go wrong. That will be the real acid test. Note: Nitric acid can be used to test whether a metal is pure gold because it damages most metals but does not affect gold.

the acid test

a situation or event which finally proves whether something is good or bad, true or false, etc.

The original use of the phrase was to describe a method of testing for gold with nitric acid (gold being resistant to the effects of nitric acid).

1990 Which? These deals are designed to encourage impulse buying, so the acid test is whether you would have bought anyway.

the ˌacid ˈtest (of something)

(also the ˈlitmus test especially in American English ) a situation which finally proves whether something is good or bad, true or false, etc: They’ve always been good friends, but the acid test will come when they have to share a flat.Both these expressions originally referred to chemical tests. The acid test uses nitric acid to test if something is made of gold. The litmus test uses litmus paper to test for acids and alkalis.

acid test, the

A conclusive trial to establish the truth or worth of something or someone. The term comes from a test long used to distinguish gold from copper or some other metal. Most corrosive acids do not affect gold, but a solution of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid dissolves the metal. Used literally by jewelers in the late nineteenth century, the term soon was employed figuratively, by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson among others.

词组	acid test
释义	Idiom acid test Theme: EVALUATION a test whose findings are beyond doubt or dispute. Her new husband seems generous, but the acid test will be if he lets her mother stay with them.The senator isn't very popular just now, but the acid test will be if he gets reelected. Slang acid test Theme: TESTING n. a very thorough test. (From a test for determining true gold using acid.) We put your invention through the acid test, and—I am extremely sorry to tell you—it failed miserably.I'll take this home to my kids and let them give it the acid test. If it survives them, it's a winner. acid test noun an event organised to maximise the hallucinatory experiences of LSD. Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters organised acid tests in Palo Alto, Portland (Oregon), Los Angeles and Mexico in 1966 US, 1966 acid test A conclusive test. The phrase comes from the 19th-century practice of testing metals in nitric acid to determine if they contained gold. Restructuring the organization will be the acid test that determines whether or not it can survive the sudden downturn in the economy. acid test Fig. a test whose findings are beyond doubt or dispute. The senator doesn't look too popular just now, but the acid test will be if he gets reelected. acid test A decisive trial to determine worth or quality, as in Exposure to brilliant sunlight is the acid test for showing this fabric won't fade. Alluding to a 19th-century chemical test for distinguishing gold from other metals, this term was used figuratively by the early 1900s. the acid test COMMON If you call something the acid test, it will prove how effective or useful something is. The acid test for the vaccine will be its performance in the south where the disease is more widespread. So far, I don't feel too bad but I'm waiting for my first really stressful day when things go wrong. That will be the real acid test. Note: Nitric acid can be used to test whether a metal is pure gold because it damages most metals but does not affect gold. the acid test a situation or event which finally proves whether something is good or bad, true or false, etc. The original use of the phrase was to describe a method of testing for gold with nitric acid (gold being resistant to the effects of nitric acid). 1990 Which? These deals are designed to encourage impulse buying, so the acid test is whether you would have bought anyway. the ˌacid ˈtest (of something) (also the ˈlitmus test especially in American English ) a situation which finally proves whether something is good or bad, true or false, etc: They’ve always been good friends, but the acid test will come when they have to share a flat.Both these expressions originally referred to chemical tests. The acid test uses nitric acid to test if something is made of gold. The litmus test uses litmus paper to test for acids and alkalis. acid test, the A conclusive trial to establish the truth or worth of something or someone. The term comes from a test long used to distinguish gold from copper or some other metal. Most corrosive acids do not affect gold, but a solution of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid dissolves the metal. Used literally by jewelers in the late nineteenth century, the term soon was employed figuratively, by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson among others.
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