[kǎo yàn]
test; trial; ordeal
									
										long-tested
										久经考验的
									
									
									
										methods that have stood the test of time
										经受住时间考验的方法
									
									
									
										stand the ordeal
										经受严峻的考验
									
									
									
										pass through a terrible ordeal
										经历一种可怕的考验
									
									
									
										His courage was put to the test.
										他的勇气受到考验。
									
									
									
										It cannot bear the test of ...
										它经不起 ...考验。