Tra từ experience - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·peri·ence [experience experiences experienced experiencing] noun, verb BrE [ɪkˈspɪəriəns] NAmE [ɪkˈspɪriəns]
noun
1. uncountable the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time; the process of gaining this
•to have over ten years' teaching experience
• Do you have any previous experience of this type of work?
•a doctor with experience in dealing with patients suffering from stress
• My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.
•She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience.
•He gained valuable experience whilst working on the project.
•We all learn by experience.
see also ↑work experience
2. uncountable the things that have happened to you that influence the way you think and behave
• Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.
• It is important to try and learn from experience.
•In my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
•She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily.
•The book is based on personal experience.
•direct/first-hand experience of poverty
3. countable an event or activity that affects you in some way
•an enjoyable/exciting/unusual/unforgettable, etc. experience
•~ (of sth) It was her first experience of living alone.
• Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us).
•I had a bad experience with fireworks once.
•He seems to have had some sort of religious experience.
4. the… experiencesingular events or knowledge shared by all the members of a particular group in society, that influences the way they think and behave
•musical forms like jazz that emerged out of the Black American experience

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin experientia, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with ↑experiment and ↑expert.

Thesaurus:
experience noun
1. U
•I have over 10 years' teaching experience.
knowledge • • understanding • • learning • • wisdom •
Opp: inexperience
practical experience/knowledge/understanding/wisdom
acquire experience/knowledge/understanding/learning/wisdom
gain experience/knowledge/understanding/wisdom
2. C
•I had a bad experience with fireworks once.
event • • incident • • affair • • episode • |especially spoken business •
a terrible experience/event/incident/affair/business
an enjoyable experience/event/affair
a/an experience/event/incident/episode occurs/takes place

Example Bank:
•Choose illustrative examples from the children's everyday experience.
•Does anyone have any experiences— good or bad— that they would like to share with the group?
•Early experiences shape the way we deal with crises in later life.
•Early experiences shape the way we face up to and deal with crises in later life.
•Experience is subjective and very hard to measure.
•Experience shows that this strategy does not always work.
•He found the whole experience traumatic.
•He has direct experience of poverty.
•I love reading: I have an insatiable appetite for vicarious experience.
•I think you will enjoy the experience of taking part in the show.
•In her book, she draws on her first-hand experience of mental illness.
•In my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
•It could take him years to get over this experience.
•It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well, without being able to say why.
•It is a matter of common experience that disorder will increase if things are left to themselves.
•It was quite an experience being involved in making a television programme.
•Reliving past experiences can release powerful feelings that have been pent up too long.
•Rolls Royce's unrivalled experience in high technology manufacturing
•She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience.
•She has been through a very traumatic experience.
•She has brought personal experience to bear on her analyses of business history.
•She has considerable professional experience of translation.
•She wanted to broaden her experience in international affairs.
•Students require field experience rather than just observation.
•The book is based on personal experience.
•The goal is to enhance the user experience on computing devices.
•The new player will bring a wealth of experience to the team.
•The novel is based on his experiences in the war.
•The returning soldiers bring valuable experience to the Army.
•The sound system greatly enhances the experience of the movie.
•The use of drama can motivate students by allowing them to share a common experience.
•There are few areas of human experience that have not been written about.
•These views reflect my own personal experience.
•We aim to create an experience the consumer will remember.
•We all learn by experience.
•We know from experience that hot objects are painful to touch.
•We're in for a difficult couple of weeks, if past experience is anything to go by.
•a hair-raising experience of white-water rafting
•companies with limited experience in the field
•his peers, with whom he shares the common experience of being black in a white society
•the importance of hands-on experience as well as academic training
•Although it was brief, it was a highly enjoyable experience.
•He has had direct/first-hand experience of poverty.
•I have over ten years' teaching experience.
•It is important to try and learn from experience.
•Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience.
•Musical forms such as jazz emerged out of the Black American experience.
•The opportunities available will depend on your previous work experience and qualifications.
Idiom: ↑put something down to experience

verb
1. ~ sth to have a particular situation affect you or happen to you
• The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
• Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
2. ~ sth to have and be aware of a particular emotion or physical feeling
•to experience pain/pleasure/unhappiness
• I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin experientia, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with ↑experiment and ↑expert.

Thesaurus:
experience verb
1. T (especially written)
•The country experienced a severe food shortage.
have • • meet • • feel • • take • • go through sth • • run into sth • |especially written encounter • • suffer • • receive • • undergo •
experience/have/meet/run into/encounter problems
experience/have/deel/suffer/receive a/the shock
experience/go through/suffer/undergo an ordeal
2. T
•I had never experienced such pain before.
feel • • know • |especially written taste • • sense •
experience/feel/know/taste joy
experience/feel/know pain/satisfaction/shame
experience/feel/sense a need
experience/feel a/an sense/emotion/urge/stab

Example Bank:
•He hadn't directly experienced the fighting in the city.
•people who have actually experienced these problems first-hand
•I have never experienced such pain before.

See also: ↑chalk something up to experience