experiment
US: /ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/
UK: /ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt/
UK: /ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
experiment /iks'periment - iks'periment/
- iks'periment/
- nội động từ+ (experimentalise)/eks,peri'mentəlaiz/ (experimentalize)/eks,peri'mentəlaiz/
- (+ on, with) thí nghiệm, thử
- (+ on, with) thí nghiệm, thử
- danh từ
- cuộc thí nghiệm
- sự thí nghiệm, sự thử
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun [C, U]
1 a scientific test that is carried out in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge: to do / perform / carry out / conduct an experiment + proved / shown by experiment + laboratory experiments + Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. + The results of the experiment were inconclusive. + Facts can be established by observation and experiment.
2 ~ (in sth) a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has: the country's brief experiment in democracy + I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. + The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.
+ verb [V] ~ (on sb/sth)
~ (with sth)
1 to carry out a scientific experiment or experiments: Some people feel that experimenting on animals causes unnecessary suffering.
2 to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have: He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. + I experimented until I got the recipe just right.
experimenter noun
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 test, trial, investigation, inquiry or enquiry, examination, experimentation, research, proof:
Experiment has shown that the ointment cures many minor skin ailments.
2 procedure, policy:
Totalitarianism seems to have failed as a political experiment.
v.
3 experiment on or with. test, try, examine, investigate, research, probe:
The time has come to experiment on human subjects. Artists now experiment with many media, from canvas to computers.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
animal
protesting against animal experiments
| field, laboratory | educational, medical, psychological, scientific | practical | thought
His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.
| simple | brief | careful, control
(science),
controlled | interesting | ingenious | pioneering | bold
the country's bold experiment with economic reform
| successful, unsuccessful | pilot, preliminary | further
Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
| celebrated, classic/classical, famous, well-known
Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
| unique
Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-fuelled cars
VERB + EXPERIMENT
carry out, conduct, do, perform | try
The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
| design | set up | describe, report
a classic experiment reported in 1964
EXPERIMENT + VERB
confirm sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth | indicate sth, suggest sth | be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth
an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
| involve sth, use sth | be successful, work
If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
| fail
PREP.
by ~
The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
| during an/the ~
The animals seemed healthy during the experiment.
| in an/the ~
In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
| ~ in
the country's brief experiment in multi-party democracy
| ~ on
The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.
| ~ with
conducting an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid
ADV.
successfully
VERB + EXPERIMENT
begin to | continue to
PREP.
on
They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.
| with
We have experimented with various different designs of kite.
Concise English dictionary
experiments|experimented|experimentingɪk'sperɪmənt
noun
+the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
+the testing of an idea
+a venture at something new or different
verb
+to conduct a test or investigation
+try something new, as in order to gain experience
