trial

n.试验；[法]审讯，审判；磨难，困难；[体]选拔赛

adj.试验的；[法]审讯的

noun

法律 law

1. （法院的）审讯，审理，审判
   a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury , to decide if sb accused of a crime is guilty or not
   1. a murder trial
      谋杀案的审理
   2. He's on trial for murder.
      他因涉嫌谋杀罪而受审。
   3. She will stand trial/go on trial for fraud.
      她因涉嫌诈骗将受到审判。
   4. The men were arrested but not brought to trial .
      这些人已被逮捕但并未送交法院审判。
   5. The case never came to trial .
      这个案件从未开庭审理。
   6. She is awaiting trial on corruption charges.
      她因被控贪污正等候审判。
   7. He did not receive a fair trial.
      他没有受到公正的审判。
   8. She was detained without trial.
      她未经审讯便被羁押。

试验 test

2. （对能力、质量、性能等的）试验，试用
   the process of testing the ability, quality or performance of sb/sth, especially before you make a final decision about them
   1. The new drug is undergoing clinical trials.
      这种新药正在进行临床试验。
   2. She agreed to employ me for a trial period .
      她同意试用我一段时间。
   3. The system was introduced on a trial basis for one month.
      这个制度已引进试行一个月。
   4. a trial separation (= of a couple whose marriage is in difficulties)
      试验性分居
   5. We had the machine on trial for a week.
      这台机器我们已经试用了一个星期。
   6. a trial of strength (= a contest to see who is stronger)
      实力的较量

体育运动 in sport

3. 预赛；选拔赛
   a competition or series of tests to find the best players for a sports team or an important event
   1. Olympic trials
      奥林匹克运动会选拔赛

动物 for animals

4. 比赛；表演
   an event at which animals compete or perform
   1. horse trials
      马匹比赛

艰难经历 difficult experience

5. 令人伤脑筋的事；惹麻烦的人；考验
   an experience or a person that causes difficulties for sb
   1. the trials and tribulations of married life
      婚姻生活的考验与磨炼
   2. She was a sore trial to her family at times.
      她有时让家人伤透了脑筋。

verb

1. 测试（能力、质量、性能等）；试验；试用
   to test the ability, quality or performance of sth to see if it will be effective or successful

n. 试验；审讯；努力；磨炼 adj. 试验的；审讯的 n. (Trial)人名；(法)特里亚尔

名词复数形式:trials 过去式:trialled

trial 审判，审理，试验，试用，选拔赛，比赛

来自 try,甄选，选出，尝试，审理，-al,名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

1. Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
   随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。
2. The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now clashed with the trial.
   由于航班提前，侦探更改了度假日期，但是这样一来就和审判冲突了。
3. He denies 18 charges. The trial continues today
   他否认了18项指控。审判今天继续。
4. In a double-blind trial, there were definite improvements.
   在双盲试验中，改善效果明显。
5. In this trial two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
   在这次审讯中，必须证明两个基本因素：动机和时机。
6. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge
   据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。
7. The trial is due to begin next month.
   审判将于下个月开始。
8. The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury
   企图收买陪审团的指控传出后，审判在圣诞节前中止了。
9. The trial will restart today with a new jury.
   今天，会有新的陪审团重新开始审判。
10. This would be a very speedy trial
    这将是一次十分迅速的审讯。
11. New evidence showed the police lied at the trial
    新的证据表明警方在审讯时撒了谎。
12. He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state
    他因被控密谋颠覆国家正等待军事法庭的审判。
13. They believed that his case would never come to trial.
    他们认为他的讼案根本不会开庭审理。
14. They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials
    他们已在临床试验中接受过这种药物的治疗。
15. I took the car out for a trial on the roads
    我开车上路试驾了一下。
16. The robots have been on trial for the past year
    这些机器人过去一年都在试用当中。
17. We plan to release a prototype this autumn for trial in hospitals.
    我们计划今年秋天在各医院推出一个模型进行试验。
18. He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience
    他刚给了一位声称自己有从业经验的年轻女子一次试用机会。
19. The 26-year old fullback has been on trial at the club for ten days.
    那位26岁的后卫已经在该俱乐部试用10天了。
20. He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year.
    他参加赛马选拔赛还不到一年。
21. Many drugs were found by trial and error
    很多药物都是通过反复试验才发现的。
22. She feels that raising her children has been a matter of trial and error.
    她感到抚养孩子就像是摸着石头过河。
23. He is currently on trial accused of serious drugs charges
    他目前正因严重的毒品控罪而受审。
24. He will go on trial later this month charged with murder
    他将因谋杀罪名在本月晚些时候出庭受审。
25. Two skinheads were put on trial for those murders last week.
    上周两个光头党成员因为那几宗谋杀案而被带上法庭受审。
26. The President will be drawn into a damaging battle in which his credentials will be on trial.
    总统将被卷入一场造成负面影响的争斗中，他的资格会因此受到考验。
27. He was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial
    他被判定精神状况不宜接受审判。
28. This new method is on trial.
    这个新办法正在试用。