tryout

/ˈtraɪaʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtraɪaʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrī-ˌau̇t/ (ame, mw)

tryout — 名詞

1. an occasion when you test a person, a product, or an idea in a real situation to

1.名詞B1
釋義

測試；試用

測試某人/某物是否合適或有效

an occasion when you test a person, a product, or an idea in a real situation to decide whether they are suitable or effective enough to use or keep

例句

Every customer received a free tryout of the bakery's new chocolate cake.

每位顧客都免費試吃了麵包店的新款巧克力蛋糕。

tryout + of + something being tested

Anika gave the fitness app a two-week tryout before deciding to buy the full version.

Anika 先把那款健身 app 試用了兩週，才決定購買完整版本。

give + [something] + a tryout

同義詞
  • trial

    slightly more formal; often used for products or services over a fixed period

  • test run

    informal; suggests checking how something performs in practice before final use

  • pilot

    formal; used for programmes, courses, or systems being tested on a small scale

文法句型

tryout + of + noun phrase

tryout + for + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often followed by 'of' to name what is being tested. This sense is less common than sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌The company offered a try out of the software.
✅The company offered a tryout of the software.
💡The noun is a single word ('tryout'); 'try out' (two words) is the verb form.

2. a formal event at which people show what they can do, competing against other ca

2.名詞B1
釋義

選拔；試鏡

為爭取球隊或演出角色的競爭測試

a formal event at which people show what they can do, competing against other candidates for a spot on an athletic squad or for a role in a play, film, or show

例句

Over sixty girls showed up for the cheerleading tryouts in the school gymnasium.

超過六十名女孩到學校體育館參加啦啦隊的選拔。

tryouts + for + activity (plural form for events)

Wei went to five play tryouts and got a role in the autumn show.

Wei 參加了五場話劇試鏡，最後在秋季演出中拿到一個角色。

同義詞
  • audition

    used specifically for performing-arts roles such as acting, singing, or dancing

  • trial

    more common in British English for sports; e.g. 'football trials'

  • selection camp

    a multi-day tryout event, especially in competitive sports

文法句型

tryouts + for + team or role

hold tryouts

go to tryouts

用法筆記

Very often used in the plural form 'tryouts' even when referring to a single selection event. In performing arts contexts, 'audition' is more common for actors, while 'tryout' is more typical for singers and dancers.

常見錯誤

❌She went to a soccer tryout and made the team.' (rarely incorrect but less natural)
✅She went to soccer tryouts and made the team.
💡Sports selection events are usually referred to in the plural 'tryouts.'

tryout — 動詞