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

• However, Apache Derby is fully compliant with the ACID test, and you can use it with confidence to develop Web-based database applications.
  但是，ApacheDerby与ACID测试完全兼容，您可以放心地使用它开发基于Web的数据库应用程序。
• 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。
• Essentially, this is the acid test.
  从本质上讲，这才是决定性的考验。
• These tasks can be collectively referred to as the ACID test; ACID is an acronym for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability.
  这些任务可以合称为ACID测试；ACID是Atomicity（原子性）、Consistency（一致性）、Isolation（隔离性）和Durability（持久性）的缩略词。
• 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。
• For performance reasons ( and to satisfy the ACID test), the database spreads data into a number of files.
  由于性能原因（并满足ACID测试），数据库将数据分摊到许多文件中。
• The case is an acid test of the justice system.
  这个案子是对司法体系的一次严峻考验。
• To optimize the extraction process of polysaccharide in indigowoadroot, and the use of phenol-sulphuric acid test of its content.
  从板蓝根中提取多糖，并用苯酚-硫酸测定其含量。
• 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。
• The acid test of these small-class programmes, of course, is what happens to their graduates.
  当然，对这些小班课程的严峻考验表现在毕业生身上。