Tra từ experiment - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·peri·ment [experiment experiments experimented experimenting] noun, verb BrE [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] NAmE [ɪkˈsperɪmənt]
noun countable, uncountable
1. a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
•to do/perform/conduct an experiment
•proved by experiment
•laboratory experiments
• Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
• The results of the experiment were inconclusive.
•Facts can be established by observation and experiment.
2. a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has
• I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
• The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.
•~ in sth the country's brief experiment in democracy

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with ↑experience and ↑expert.

Thesaurus:
experiment noun C, U
•an experiment to discover the effects of a low calorie diet
test • • testing • • trial • • pilot study •
(a/an) experiment/test/testing/trial on sth
(a/an) experiment/test/testing/trial/pilot study to do sth
carry out/conduct (a/an) experiment/test/testing/trial/pilot study

Collocations:
Scientific research
Theory
formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
make a prediction/an inference
base a prediction/your calculations on sth
investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
Experiment
design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
do research/an experiment/an analysis
make observations/measurements/calculations
carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
replicate a study/the results/the findings
observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour/(especially US) a behavior
fund/support the research/project/study
seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
Results
collect/gather/extract data/information
yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
fit the data/model
confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
draw/make/reach the same conclusions
read/review the records/literature
describe/report an experiment/a study
present/publish/summarize the results/findings
present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal

Example Bank:
•Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
•Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
•His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.
•If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
•In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
•Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
•The animals seemed healthy during the experiment.
•The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
•The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
•The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.
•a classic experiment reported in 1964
•a few hippies protesting against animal experiments
•an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
•an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid
•the USSR's failed experiment in social planning
•the country's bold experiment with economic reform
•the country's brief experiment in multi-party democracy
•I've never cooked this before so it's a bit of an experiment.
•NASA carried out experiments to ascertain the effects of weightlessness.
•They were conducting experiments with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid.
•This pattern emerged clearly in the experiment.
Derived Word: ↑experimenter

verb
1. intransitive ~ (on sb/sth) | ~ (with sth) to do a scientific experiment or experiments
• Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.
2. intransitive ~ (on sb/sth) | ~ (with sth) to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have
• I experimented until I got the recipe just right.
• He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with ↑experience and ↑expert.

Thesaurus:
experiment verb I
•He believes that experimenting on animals is wrong.
test • • try • • try sth out • • pilot • • put sth to the test •
experiment/test/try/try out sth on sb/sth

Example Bank:
•The students freely experimented with paints.
•They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.
•We have experimented with various different designs of kite.
•I experimented until I got the recipe just right.
•She had experimented with drugs when she was at college.
•Some people feel that experimenting on animals causes unnecessary suffering.
•The equipment encourages the children to experiment in different ways.