quiz [kwɪz] noun countable (plural quizzes) ADVANCED ■a game or competition in which you answer questions 问答比赛,智力竞赛•a history/sport, etc. quiz历史/体育知识等问答竞赛 •There are so many inane television quiz shows.电视上有那么多愚蠢的智力竞赛节目。 •UK A lot of pubs have quiz nights once or twice a week.许多酒吧每周都会有一两次的智力竞赛之夜。 ADVANCED mainly US ■a short informal test 测验,考察•There was a pop (= surprise) quiz in history at school today.今天的历史课上进行了突击测验。 [kwɪz] verb transitive (-zz-) ■to ask someone questions about something 查问,提问•She spent an hour being quizzed by journalists.她花了一小时时间回答记者的提问。 |