🇬🇧🇨🇳 experiment - 一个实验 : English Lesson

Meaning of "experiment" ("一个实验"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An experiment is a special kind of test you plan and do to learn something. You change or try something on purpose, watch carefully what happens, and then use the results to decide what is true or what works best. Scientists use experiments to answer questions like, “What makes plants grow fastest?” but you can also do experiments at home, like testing which paper airplane flies the farthest.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I did an experiment to see how many cookies I could eat before Mom noticed; the result was three cookies and one long lecture.

In my experiment on bedtime, I tried hiding under the bed; the data shows Mom still finds you in under ten seconds.

For a smell experiment, we opened my gym bag; the conclusion was that some mysteries should remain unsolved.

Our teacher’s experiment was to see who could stay quiet the longest; she discovered it was definitely not our class.

In our volcano experiment, the lava was fake, but the mess on the ceiling was very real.

A small boy makes an experiment with three cups. He calls the experiment a seed test. He puts a seed in each cup. The first cup has water, the second no water, the third a little water. He watches the cups each day. The experiment is slow. The experiment shows a green leaf. The boy is happy with the experiment.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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