sample
n
1 one of a number of things, or part of a whole, that can be looked at to see what the rest is like; specimen 貨樣; 樣品; 標本
a sample of his handwriting (他的)手寫的樣本
a blood, urine, tissue, etc sample 血、 尿、 組織等的樣 *The survey covers a representative sample of the population,ie people of all levels of society. 這項調查涉及到社會各階層的人士.
a sample of the kind of cloth I want to buy 我想買的那種布的貨樣.
2 small amount of a product given away free 免費分發的小量試(貨)樣; 贈樣
hand out free samples of the perfume 送出香水的贈樣
[attrib 作定語]
a sample pack, sachet, etc 饋贈的?quot;?小袋等樣品. sample, v [Tn] try out or examine (sth) by taking a sample or by experiencing it 抽樣檢查(某物); 取(某物)樣; 試用(某物)
sample a new type of flour for oneself 試樣選擇一種新的面粉
sample the delights of Chinese food 品嘗中國美食
We sampled opinion among the workers about (ie asked some of them about) changes in working methods. 我們抽樣調查工人對改變工作方法的看法.