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pretest

/noun pree-test; verb pree-test/US // noun ˈpriˌtɛst; verb priˈtɛst //UK // (priːˈtɛst) //

预测试,预测,预检,预试

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
    • : a test given to determine if students are sufficiently prepared to begin a new course of study.
    • : a test taken for practice.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to give a pretest to.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance.

Examples

  • The second source of trouble I didn’t anticipate is what is known as “pretest probability.”

  • First, consider your pretest probability — or the chances you’ve actually been in contact with the virus.