sample

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英 ['sɑːmp(ə)l] 美['sæmpl]

释义

vt. 取样；尝试；抽样检查

n. 样品；样本；例子

adj. 试样的，样品的；作为例子的

n. (Sample)人名；(英)桑普尔

词态变化

复数: samples;第三人称单数: samples;过去式: sampled;过去分词: sampled;现在分词: sampling;

近义词

test try experiment

助记提示

1. 蛇丰富到一定程度。
2. s(蛇) + ample(充足) => 蛇很多，可以用来做sample.

中文词源

sample 样本，抽样，取样

来自盎格鲁法语 saumple,缩写自古法语 essample,异化自拉丁语 exemplum,样本，词源同 example.引申词义抽样，取样等。

英文词源

sample: sample: see example
sample (n.): c. 1300, "something which confirms a proposition or statement," from Anglo-French saumple, a shortening of Old French essample, from Latin exemplum "a sample" (see example). Meaning "small quantity (of something) from which the general quality (of the whole) may be inferred" (usually in a commercial sense) is recorded from early 15c.; sense of "specimen for scientific sampling" is from 1878. As an adjective from 1820.
sample (v.): "to test by taking a sample," 1767, from sample (n.). Earlier "to be a match for" (1590s). Related: Sampled; sampling.

双语例句

1. These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups.: 这些数字往往是用错误的方法计算出来的，所用的都是特别挑选出来的对自己有利的样本组。

2. The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.: 样本选自两个全科诊所的病历档案。

3. They asked me to do some sample drawings.: 他们请我画些样品图。

4. 60 percent of the sample answered negatively.: 抽样调查中60％的接受调查者作出了否定回答。

5. The sperm sample is produced by masturbation.: 精子样本通过手淫获取。

英英释意

1. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

2. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

3. all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

实用场景例句

The interviews were given to a random sample of students.: 随机抽选出部分学生进行了采访。

The survey covers a representative sample of schools.: 调查覆盖了有代表性的一些学校。

a sample survey: 抽样调查

a blood sample: 血样

Samples of the water contained pesticide.: 水样中含有杀虫剂。

‘I'd like to see a sample of your work, ’ said the manager.: “拿一件你做的货样给我看看。”经理说。

a free sample of shampoo: 免费试用的洗发剂

I sampled the delights of Greek cooking for the first time.: 我第一次品尝到希腊烹饪的美味。

12% of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs.: 在被抽样调查的孩子中，12%说他们喜欢猫胜过喜欢狗。

You'll receive samples of paint, curtains and upholstery...: 你将收到涂料、窗帘、家具垫衬套的样品。

We're giving away 2000 free samples...: 我们正免费发放 2,000 份样品。

They took samples of my blood.: 他们取了我的血样。

...urine samples.: 尿样

We based our analysis on a random sample of more than 200 males.: 我们随机抽查了 200 多名男性，并在此基础上进行分析。

We sampled a selection of different bottled waters.: 我们品尝了一系列不同品牌的瓶装水。

...the chance to sample a different way of life.: 体验不同生活方式的机会

I don't actually mind being sampled as long as people give credit where it's due.: 只要人们在适当处标明出处，我其实并不在乎自己的音乐被人节录。

Show me the original sample, please.: 请把原样给我看看.

It would be easy to misinterpret results from such a small sample.: 从这样小的一份抽样出发容易得出曲解的结论.

She withdrew her hand timidly from his arm.: 她怯生生地从他的臂膊中抽出手来.

We have a representative sample.: 我们有一个代表性的样品.

Results of the sample must be translated.: 取样检查的结果必须附加说明.

It comes up to sample.: 这和样品相符.

A free sample is enclosed with the compliments of the manufacturer.: 内附厂方敬赠的免费样品.

The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia.: 医生们分析了贫血的血样.

考试真题

The scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.

When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample is infected.

Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents.

My own research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence uses in-depth interviews with small samples of youngsters rather than large-scale surveys.

During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting viewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue.

But this third group was not only unexpected, it was so distinct and so large—nearly one third of our sample—that it became a key finding of the study.

To test the polluting power of fulmars, researchers collected samples of deposit from eleven ponds on Devon Island.

In the 1930s,when only one in 10 Americans had a degree from a four-year college, an admissions committee was content to ask for a sample of applicants'chool papers to assess their writing ability

In the old days, applicants only had to submit a sample of their school papers to show their writing ability

Within samples collected from the solid substances lying beneath the ice.

Critics also argue that commercial genetic testing is only as good as the reference collections to which a sample is compared.

Surveys and test samples have also become important for understanding the larger landscapes that contain archaeological sites.

How do archaeologists know where to find what they are looking for when there is nothing visible on the surface of the ground? Typically, they survey and sample ( ' , make test excavations on) large areas of terrain to determine where excavation will yield useful information.

Typically, they survey and sample large areas of terrain to determine where excavation will yield useful information.

同义词辨析

example, instance, case, sample, illustration, specimen

这些名词均有"例子，事例"之意。

example：普通用词，指能代表同类事物性质或一般规律的典型例子。

instance：多指用于说明、支持或反证一般事实或理论的事例。

case：多指需要加以认真研究的实例，如病例，案例等。

sample：通常指样品。

illustration：指用来说明、解释某种理论或看法而引用的例证。

specimen可与sample换用，但常指人或物中选出的有代表性部分，或指供科研、化验或检验用的标本。