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

• Can Jones beat smith? That's the acid test.
  琼斯能击败史密斯吗？那是个严峻的考验。
• Essentially, this is the acid test.
  从本质上讲，这才是决定性的考验。
• First, you should get acquainted with the ACID test, which provides a succinct encapsulation of the basic tenets of a relational database.
  首先，应熟悉ACID测试，它提供了对关系数据库基本原则的压缩封装。
• Free amino acid test showed that the quality of pickled vegetables was not affected by adding ginger juice or vitamin C.
  感观鉴定及对游离氨基酸的测定表明，添加姜汁与维生素C对腌渍物的品质无影响。
• These databases are fully compliant with the ACID test.
  这些数据库与ACID测试完全兼容。
• The ACID test lets developers gauge the utility of a database system.
  ACID测试允许开发人员测量数据库系统的利用率。
• The acid test of these small-class programmes, of course, is what happens to their graduates.
  当然，对这些小班课程的严峻考验表现在毕业生身上。
• The case is an acid test of the justice system.
  这个案子是对司法体系的一次严峻考验。
• Some burns can only be determined by an acid test, some can be seen visually;
  有些烧伤只能通过酸性测试来确定，有些则肉眼可分辨；
• 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。