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

• Application of Serum Sialic Acid Test to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
  血清唾液酸测定在肺癌诊疗中的应用
• 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。
• This exam is an acid test for me.
  这个考试对我来说是个严峻的考验。
• 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。
• The clinic value of serum salivary acid test for large intestine cancer
  血清唾液酸检测在大肠癌中的临床意义
• These tasks can be collectively referred to as the ACID test; ACID is an acronym for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability.
  这些任务可以合称为ACID测试；ACID是Atomicity（原子性）、Consistency（一致性）、Isolation（隔离性）和Durability（持久性）的缩略词。
• 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。
• Concluding the round is an acid test of whether we have the collective will to do so.
  完成多哈回合是对我们是否具备这样做的共同意愿的严峻考验。
• We put your invention through the acid test, and, I'm extremely sorry to tell you, failed miserably.
  我们对你的发明进行了严格的试验，但是我非常遗憾地通知你，试验结果是彻底失败的。
• However, Apache Derby is fully compliant with the ACID test, and you can use it with confidence to develop Web-based database applications.
  但是，ApacheDerby与ACID测试完全兼容，您可以放心地使用它开发基于Web的数据库应用程序。