n. 1.化验;分析;鉴定,测定,验定。 2.被分析物,被化验物。 3.化验结果,化验报告。 4.〔古语〕企图,尝试。 5.〔古语〕(把食品给贵人以前预先)尝味。 短语和例子 do one's assay 竭力,尽力。 vt. 1.化验;试,试验。 2.企图。 短语和例子 assay one's strength 检验自己的力量。 assay an alloy 化验合金。 vi. 经验明含有。 The ore assays high in silver. 这种矿石验明含银量很高。
a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" 同义词:check,
a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
analyze (chemical substances)
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" 同义词:try, seek, attempt, essay,
An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, environmental biology, and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence or amount or the functional activity of a target entity (the analyte), which can be a drug or biochemical substance or a cell in an organism or organic sample.The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
例句与用法
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The ore assays high in silver . 这种矿石验明含银量很高。
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Tissue culture is the most important tool used in virus assay . 组织培养是用于病毒试验的最重要的手段。
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Most enzyme assays monitor disappearance of a product . 大多数酶的测量法是检测其底物的减少或产物的出现。
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The infectivity and other properties of viruses can be assayed by several methods . 病毒的传染性及其它性质可通过几种方法鉴定。
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Such an assay does not preclude the direct exchange of serine and glycerol phosphate . 这样一个试验并不杜绝丝氨酸同磷酸甘油的直接交换。
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Bacteriophages are also assayed by a plague assay method based on similar principles . 基于同样原理细菌噬菌体也通过空斑测定法进行检测。
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When they assay the ore, they found that they had discovered a very rich vein . 在对矿石进行分析后才知道,原来他们找到的是一个非常富的矿脉。
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The most chemically satisfying approach may seem to require the use of the assay system . 化学上最理想的探讨途径,似乎需要应用一些鉴定系统。
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Without question there has been a use for the highly restricted and specific assay systems which allows particular substances to be recognized . 无疑地已经使用有高度局限性的与专一的鉴定系统来识别特殊的物质。
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There is some hope that in the near future this simple and relatively safe assay may become routine in viral diagnostic laboratories . 在不远的将来,这种简单和相对安全的试验方法有希望成为病毒诊断实验室的常规方法。