trial and error

/ˌtraɪəl ənd ˈerə/NEUTRAL · C2
中文对应近似对应
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字面意思: «尝试和错误»

含义

trying different methods and learning from what goes wrong

反复尝试并从失败中学习.

例句

  1. 1There was no manual, so we worked out the new coffee machine by trial and error.
  2. 2Finding the right bread recipe took months of trial and error in my tiny kitchen.
  3. 3Nobody taught Priya to code; she learned through trial and error, fixing one bug at a time.
  4. 4The team found the best layout for the shop by trial and error, moving the shelves every week.
  5. 5Is there a quicker way to learn this than trial and error? I've burnt three pizzas already.

语法

不可数名词短语,不加冠词,常用于 by 或 through 之后。也可放在名词前:a trial-and-error approach。

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