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- examination [ɪg,zæmɪ'neɪʃən]
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n
the act of examining or state of being examined
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2.
n
[education]
written exercises, oral questions, or practical tasks, set to test a candidate's knowledge and skill
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3.
n
(as modifier)
- an examination paper
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n
[med]
physical inspection of a patient or parts of his body, in order to verify health or diagnose disease
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n
laboratory study of secretory or excretory products, tissue samples, etc, esp in order to diagnose disease
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n
[law]
the formal interrogation of a person on oath, esp of an accused or a witness
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1.
n
the act of examining or state of being examined
Examples
- to flunk a science examination
- 一门科学考试不及格 → flunk
- to mark examination papers
- 评阅试卷 → mark
- a perfunctory examination
- 草率的检查 → perfunctory
- I took the HSK examination last month, but I'll have to wait till June to get the actual results.
- 上个月我参加了汉语水平考试，但得等到六月份才能有结果。 → actual
- the matter is under examination
- 这件事尚在审查中 → examination
- he gave a bad account of himself in the examination → give a bad account of oneself
- he dipped out on the examination → dip out
- an examination paper → examination
- a league table of examination results → league table
- a midyear examination → midyear
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