trial run

IPA/ˌtraɪəl ˈrʌn/
IPA/ˌtraɪəl ˈrʌn/

trial run — noun

1. an early try of a plan, product, or method, done so you can find out whether it

1.名詞B2
釋義

an early try of a plan, product, or method, done so you can find out whether it works well before using it for real

例句

The bakery gave its new delivery app a trial run for one week.

give something a trial run

Before the big concert, the band did a trial run of the whole show.

do a trial run of something

同義詞
  • test run

    near-identical; slightly more common in technical or driving contexts

  • pilot

    more formal; usually a planned small-scale version of a bigger programme

  • dry run

    stresses practising the steps with no real consequences yet

文法句型

do / have / give something a trial run

a trial run of something

用法筆記

Usually the object of light verbs like 'do', 'have', 'give', or 'run', and very often followed by 'of' plus the thing being tested.

常見錯誤

❌We made a trial run of the system.
✅We did a trial run of the system.
💡pair it with 'do', 'have', 'give', or 'run', not 'make'.