tryouts
/ˈtraɪ.aʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈaɪˌaʊts] /ˈtraɪ.aʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈaɪˌaʊts] /ˈtrī-ˌau̇t How to pronounce tryout (audio)/ (ame, mw)
tryouts — 名詞
1. events where people show their skills in order to win a place on a team or get a
徵選
爭取隊伍或演出名額的測試活動
events where people show their skills in order to win a place on a team or get a role in a performance
Volleyball tryouts began at six, so Elena stayed late after school.
排球徵選六點開始，所以 Elena 放學後留在學校。
tryouts as team-selection event
Quan practised free throws every dawn before the basketball tryouts in July.
Quan 每天清晨都練罰球，為七月的籃球徵選做準備。
The theatre posted open tryouts for two child roles in November.
劇團貼出兩個兒童角色的公開徵選公告，時間在十一月。
Baraka missed dance tryouts after the bus broke down outside campus.
Baraka 因為公車在校外拋錨，錯過了舞蹈徵選。
Salma made the debate team after three rounds of tryouts.
Salma 經過三輪徵選後，進入了辯論隊。
文法句型
tryouts for [team/show]
open tryouts
make it through tryouts
用法筆記
Usually followed by for plus the team, show, or role a person wants to join. In American school and club contexts, tryouts is more natural than the singular tryout when talking about the whole selection event.
常見錯誤
2. a set of practical tests done to find out whether something works well or suits
測試；試用
先看東西是否好用、合適的測試
a set of practical tests done to find out whether something works well or suits a purpose
The lab ran tryouts of three water filters before buying one for every classroom.
實驗室在替每間教室採購之前，先對三款濾水器做了測試。
tryouts before a final purchase
Spring tryouts let Dylan compare two ticket systems before the school fair opened.
春季試用讓 Dylan 能在學園祭開始前比較兩套售票系統。
The clinic used week-long tryouts to judge whether the new chairs were practical.
診所用為期一週的測試，判斷新椅子是否實用。
Tryouts of two ovens at the bakery showed which model heated bread evenly.
麵包店對兩台烤箱進行測試，看看哪一款的受熱較平均。
Christopher organised tryouts of three soup recipes before the cafe added a new lunch set.
Christopher 在咖啡館新增午餐套餐前，先安排了三款湯品的試做測試。
文法句型
tryouts of [product/system]
run tryouts
week-long tryouts
用法筆記
Usually refers to a limited period of testing before money or a larger commitment is involved. This sense is more about checking usefulness than competing for a place, which belongs to sense 1.