litmus

单词litmus

基本解释

n.: 【化】石蕊；石蕊试纸
网络: 石蕊指示剂；石蕊牛乳；石蕊酒

权威解释

• 石蕊（一种遇酸变红而遇碱则变蓝的物质）:

  a substance that turns red when it touches an acid and blue when it touches an alkali

英汉解释

• 石蕊试纸

• 【化】石蕊

例句

• AMERICA"S mid-term elections are turning into a referendum on the role of the state, and George Bush junior"s tax cuts are the litmus test.

  美国中期选举正在演变成为一场关于国家职能的全民公决，小布什的减税政策成为了试金石。

• Often, she said, a kiss can provide a window into long-term compatibility. "A first kiss is nature"s ultimate litmus test, " she said.

  她经常说，亲吻能为长期的兼容性提供一扇窗“第一吻是自然界最终的石蕊测试”

• There is no doubt, crisis response"s the litmus test for the competitiveness of ". "

  毫无疑问，危机应对正是检验这种竞争力的“试金石”。

• The CSR Litmus Test A South African winery is working hard to face up to its slave-holding past.

  南非的一家葡萄酒厂正为面对其奴隶制的过去而努力。

• The footwear dispute has come to be seen as a litmus test for Europe"s commitment to free trade in the midst of an economic crisis.

  围绕鞋类产品的这场纠纷，已被外界视为在经济危机期间考验欧洲对自由贸易承诺的试金石。

• In the form of a water solution or as litmus paper, it is the oldest and most-used indicator of whether a substance is an acid or a Base.

  它的水溶液，或者做成石蕊纸后，是最古老和最常用的指示剂，可以指示一种物质是酸还是碱。

• Obama was careful to say that he would impose no litmus test on potential nominees.

  奥巴马谨慎的说他不会在潜在被提名人中进行试金石测试。

• "In my opinion, the Cabinet composition should have been a key litmus test for Mr. Obama, " Sultanzoi said.

  根据我的观点，阿富汗内阁组成是对奥巴马的一个严峻考验。

• Within the G. O. P. , willful ignorance has become a litmus test for candidates, one that Mr. Romney is determined to pass at all costs.

  在共和党内，故意的无知已经成为候选人一种试金石式的试验，而罗姆尼先生则决心不惜一切代价通过这项试验。

• The litmus test of a liberal regime must surely be the freedom of the individual from arbitrary arrest and punishment.

  个人不会受到随意逮捕或惩罚，这无疑是检验自由政权的试金石。