exams

英 [ɪgˈzæmz]

美 [ɪgˈzæmz]

n.  (笔头、口头或操作)考试; (对身体特定部位进行的)检查; 体检
exam的复数

IELTS

牛津词典

• exam为常用词，指学校的笔试、口试或操作考试，尤指为取得学历必须参加的重要考试。examination是很正式的词。test是指除正规考试外，对学生所学知识的测验，有时也取代正规考试。在北美英语中非正规的小测验称为quiz；在北美英语和英国英语中quiz亦指问答竞赛：
  Exam is the usual word for a written, spoken or practical test at school or college, especially an important one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in addition to, or sometimes instead of, regular exams, to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz in NAmE . Quiz in both NAmE and BrE also means a contest in which people try to answer questions.
  1. a trivia quiz
     百科问答竞赛
  2. a quiz show
     问答竞赛节目

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 考试
  Anexamis a formal test that you take to show your knowledge or ability in a particular subject, or to obtain a qualification.
  1. I don't want to take any more exams...
     我再也不想参加考试了。
  2. Kate's exam results were excellent.
     凯特的考试成绩非常优秀。
• 体检；医学检查
  If you have a medicalexam, a doctor looks at your body, feels it, or does simple tests in order to check how healthy you are.

Note that topassan exam always means to succeed in it. If you do not pass an exam, youfailit. If you simply do an exam or take part in it, you can say that youtakethe exam, or, in British English, that yousitthe exam.
注意，考试及格用pass an exam。考试不及格用fail。参加考试用take the exam，英国英语用sit the exam。

双语例句

• Penny never got uptight about exams
  彭妮从来不会因为考试而紧张。
• All Singaporeans have to pass exams in the official language of their ethnic group as well as English.
  所有新加坡人都必须通过他们自己民族的官方语言及英语的考试。
• Students should resist the temptation to focus on exams alone
  学生们应当抵制诱惑，集中精力备考。
• He's sitting his final exams in accountancy.
  他正参加会计学的期末考试。
• While she sailed through her maths exams, he struggled
  她顺利地通过数学考试，而他却异常地吃力。
• Karl was sweating out the results of the college exams.
  卡尔焦急地等待着大学考试的结果。
• They realise that passing exams is no longer enough to gain a place at university
  他们认识到现在仅仅是考试通过，并不能确保进入大学。
• This year, Jim is resitting the exams he failed
  今年，吉姆将重考没有及格的科目。
• Students often find that their acne flares up before and during exams.
  学生们经常发现在考前和考试期间他们的粉刺会严重起来。
• The education system there is characterized by an emphasis on success in exams.
  那里的教育制度以强调考试成绩为特征。