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
• 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。
• This exam is an acid test for me.
  这个考试对我来说是个严峻的考验。
• Clinical Value of Serum Total Bile Acid Test in Hepatobiliary Disease
  血清总胆汁酸测定在肝胆疾病中的临床价值
• 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。
• 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。
• Passing the ACID test is nontrivial, and many simple databases fall short.
  通过ACID测试不容小觑，许多简单的数据库都做不到。
• This difficult task is the acid test for all of us.
  这项困难的工作对于我们大家都是一种严格考验。
• 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。
• For critical e-business or Web-based applications, passing the ACID test is a must.
  对于关键的电子商务或基于Web的应用程序，通过ACID测试是必不可少的。