examination
US: /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
UK: /ɛɡzˌæmɪnˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
examination /ig,zæmi'neiʃn/ (examen) /eg'zeimen/- danh từ
- sự khám xét kỹ, sự xem xét kỹ, sự thẩm tra, sự khảo sát, sự nghiên cứu
- sự thi cử; kỳ thi
- to go in for an examination: đi thi
- to pass one's examination: thi đỗ
- to fail in an examination: thi trượt
- (pháp lý) sự thẩm tra
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C] (formal) = EXAM: to sit an examination in mathematics + successful candidates in GCSE examinations + Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination.
Help Note: Use take / do / sit an examination not
2 [U, C] the act of looking at or considering sth very carefully: Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple. + On closer examination it was found that the signature was not genuine. + Your proposals are still under examination. + The issue needs further examination. + The chapter concludes with a brief examination of some of the factors causing family break-up.
3 [C] a close look at sth/sb, especially to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem: a medical examination + a post-mortem examination
See also -
+ noun
a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do: to take an exam + (formal) to sit an exam + to pass / fail an exam + (BrE) to mark an exam + (AmE) to grade an exam + an exam paper + I got my exam results today. + (BrE) She did well in her exams. + (AmE) She did well on her exams. + A lot of students suffer from exam nerves. + He's practising hard for his piano exam.
Help Note: Use take / do / sit an exam not
WHICH WORD?
exam / examination / test / quiz
Exam is the usual word for a written, spoken or practical test at school or college, especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in AmE. Quiz in both AmE and BrE also means a contest in which people try to answer questions: a trivia quiz + a quiz show.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 investigation, scrutiny, study, analysis, inspection, inquiry or enquiry, probe, search, exploration, research, survey, going-over, check-up, check(out), appraisal, assessment:
Examination of the finances revealed a secret Swiss bank account.
2 testing, test, quiz, exam:
There will be a written examination on Friday.
3 interrogation, inquisition, inquiry or enquiry, catechism, cross-examination, Colloq third degree, grill(ing):
Examination of the prisoners is left to intelligence officers.
Collocation
1 exam
ADJ.
difficult, stiff
The stiff entrance examination removes 60 per cent of prospective students.
| easy | important | entrance, matriculation, selection | end of term/year, final
He has just completed his final examinations at London University.
| professional, school | formal | competitive | external, public
One of the teacher's principal duties is to prepare students for external examinations.
| A level, GCSE, etc. | mock | multiple choice, oral, practical, written, viva voce
VERB + EXAMINATION
prepare for, revise for, study for | enter for
Students may enter for both examinations.
| do, sit, take
She will take her professional examinations later this year.
| resit, retake | do well in, pass | do badly in, fail | set
The examinations are set by individual teachers.
| administer, invigilate | mark
EXAMINATION + NOUN
paper, question | syllabus | candidate | grades, marks, results | certificate | hall, room | fee | technique | success
PREP.
~ in
He failed his examination in history.
| ~ on
an examination on human anatomy
2 looking at sth carefully
ADJ.
careful, close, detailed, full, lengthy, rigorous, thorough
Each of the proposals deserves careful examination.
| brief, cursory, superficial | initial, preliminary | critical
The school curriculum has undergone critical examination in recent years.
| clinical, forensic, medical, physical, post-mortem, psychiatric, scientific
VERB + EXAMINATION
carry out, conduct, do, make, perform
He carried out a post-mortem examination. We will make a more thorough examination of the area later.
| come under, have, be subject/subjected to, undergo
I was advised to have a full eyesight examination.
| stand up to
His ideas about social change do not stand up to close examination.
EXAMINATION + VERB
reveal sth, show sth
A medical examination showed no signs of hypertension.
EXAMINATION + NOUN
couch
She lay on the examination couch and waited for the doctor to return.
PREP.
on ~
On closer examination the wood was found to be rotten.
| under ~
Several items of clothing are still under examination.
| ~ by
The school's controversial methods have come under examination by the local authority.
Concise dictionary
examinationsɪg‚zæmɪ'neɪʃnnoun
+the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
+a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
+formal systematic questioning
+a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
+the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
