1 the process in a court of law where a judge, etc listens to evidence and decides if sb is guilty of a crime or not 审判;审讯:
a fair trial公平审讯He was on trial for murder.他因被控谋杀而受审。
2 an act of testing sb/sth 试验;试用:
New drugs must go through extensive trials.新药物必须经过广泛试验。a trial periodof three months三个月的试用期
trial and error trying different ways of doing sth until you find the best one 反复试验(以找出最佳途径)
trial/ˋtraIəl; ˈtraIəl/n 1 [C,U] a legal process in which a court of law decides whether or not someone is guilty of a crime [→ try] 审判﹐审理: a murder trial 一宗谋杀案的审判on trial (for sth) (=being judged in a court). (因某事)受审判 He is on trial for armed robbery. 他因持枪抢劫正在受审。She is due to stand trial (=be judged in a court) on a drugs charge. 她因被控贩毒要接受审判。He claimed he would not receive a fair trial . 他断言他不会受到公正的审判。2 [C,U] when something or someone is tested to find out how good, effective etc they are [→ try] 试验: The drug is undergoing clinical trials (=tests involving sick people). 这种药正在进行临床试验。3 trial and error when you test different methods or answers in order to find the most suitable one 反复试验〔以找出最佳效果〕: Students learn through a process of trial and error. 学生通过不断摸索学习。4 trial basis/period if you use something or someone on a trial basis or for a trial period, you use them for a short period to find out whether they are satisfactory 试用期5 [C usually plural 一般用复数] something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with [→ trying] 艰难困苦﹐考验: the trials and tribulations of running a business 经营企业的考验和磨砺6 trials [plural 复数] BrE a sports competition that tests the ability of people who want to be included in a team [ tryout AmE 【美】] 【英】预赛﹐选拔赛
trialtrialtrialstrialledtrialedtriallingtrialingnoun1the process in a court of law when people (called the judge and the jury) can decide if a person has done something wrong and what the punishment will be: He was on trial for murder.2the process of testing something to see if it is good or bad: They are conducting trials of a new drug.