考试

考试 [kǎo shì]

1. ■ examination; test; exam:

大学入学考试 college entrance examination;

期末考试 end-of-term examination; final examination;

期中考试 mid-term examination;

学年考试 year-end examination;

参加考试 take an examination; sit for an examination;

举行考试 hold an examination;

考试不及格 fail (in) an examination; come a cropper; be plucked in the examination; fall down on; flunk; bomb;

考试及格 pass an examination; get through with the examination; succeed in an examination; go through an examination; get a pass; satisfy the examiners; scrape through;

托福考试[美] Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL);

研究生成绩考试 Graduate Record Examination (GRE);

他所有的考试都获得高分。 He won high ratings [marks] in all his examinations.

学生须经考试才能入学。 Students are admitted only upon examination.

中学入学考试昨天上午开始了。 The entrance examinations to high school began yesterday morning.

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常用词组

1. ■ 考试方法 method of examination;

2. ■ 考试制度 examination system