| 释义 |
the acid test a way of finding out whether something is as good as people say it is, whether it works, or whether it is true〔决定好坏、是否可行、真假的〕考验，决定性的考验:•People ask if the team is good enough. This match will be the acid test.人们问那支球队是不是够好，经过这场比赛的考验就可见分晓。 |