acid test

英 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

美 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

n.  决定性考验; 严峻的考验

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 决定性考验；严峻的考验
  a way of deciding whether sth is successful or true
  1. The acid test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an emergency.
     在紧急情况下能否保持冷静是对一个好司机的严峻考验。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 决定性的试验；严峻的考验
  The acid testof something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
  1. The acid test of a school is 'would you send your own children there?'
     “你会将自己的孩子送去那里吗？”这一问题是衡量一所学校的试金石。

英英释义

noun

• a rigorous or crucial appraisal

双语例句

• Some burns can only be determined by an acid test, some can be seen visually;
  有些烧伤只能通过酸性测试来确定，有些则肉眼可分辨；
• The state of the economy is usually the acid test of any government's success.
  经济状况通常是对政府成功与否的检验。
• As far as morality goes, it is the acid test for each of us.
  道德的消逝，对我们每个人而言都是严峻的考验。
• The ACID test lets developers gauge the utility of a database system.
  ACID测试允许开发人员测量数据库系统的利用率。
• First, you should get acquainted with the ACID test, which provides a succinct encapsulation of the basic tenets of a relational database.
  首先，应熟悉ACID测试，它提供了对关系数据库基本原则的压缩封装。
• These databases are fully compliant with the ACID test.
  这些数据库与ACID测试完全兼容。
• Application of Serum Sialic Acid Test to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
  血清唾液酸测定在肺癌诊疗中的应用
• Passing the ACID test is nontrivial, and many simple databases fall short.
  通过ACID测试不容小觑，许多简单的数据库都做不到。
• Concluding the round is an acid test of whether we have the collective will to do so.
  完成多哈回合是对我们是否具备这样做的共同意愿的严峻考验。
• This article introduced relational databases, focusing on the ACID test.
  本文介绍了关系数据库，并侧重于ACID测试。