lab
lab — 名詞
1. a specially equipped space used for conducting scientific experiments, carrying
實驗室
進行科學實驗或研究的專門場所
a specially equipped space used for conducting scientific experiments, carrying out research, or producing chemicals and medicines. This is the informal, everyday word for 'laboratory'.
Talia spent the whole afternoon in the chemistry lab preparing samples for an experiment.
Talia 整個下午都待在化學實驗室裡準備實驗樣本。
collocation: chemistry lab / science lab / research lab
The hospital opened a new lab that can test blood samples within two hours.
這家醫院啟用了一間新實驗室，能在兩小時內完成血液樣本檢驗。
Owen put on a white lab coat and safety goggles before entering the clean room.
Owen 穿上白色實驗衣和護目鏡，才進入無塵室。
Students in the biology lab are studying how bacteria grow on different surfaces.
生物實驗室的學生正在研究細菌在不同表面上的生長情形。
- laboratory
formal equivalent; used in official names and academic writing
- research centre
broader term; can refer to an entire building or institution, not just a single room
文法句型
a lab
the lab
labs
用法筆記
Lab is the normal everyday word for 'laboratory' in both British and American English. In formal or academic writing, 'laboratory' is usually preferred. Lab appears in many compound nouns: lab coat, lab equipment, lab work, lab report, and lab bench.
常見錯誤
2. scientific analysis of bodily fluids or tissue samples, usually performed by a m
化驗；檢驗
醫療檢驗項目或檢驗報告
scientific analysis of bodily fluids or tissue samples, usually performed by a medical laboratory to check for illness or monitor a person's health. Often used attributively before nouns such as 'results', 'test', or 'report'.
The doctor told Emily that her lab results should be ready by Friday.
醫生告訴 Emily，她的檢驗報告星期五應該就會出來。
collocation: lab results / lab report / lab test
Soraya went to the clinic early to give a urine sample for the lab.
Soraya 一大早就到診所留了尿液檢體送交化驗。
Nikhil's blood lab showed that his iron levels were too low.
Nikhil 的血液檢驗結果顯示他的鐵質偏低。
The clinic sent a tissue sample to the lab for further analysis.
診所將組織檢體送到實驗室做進一步分析。
文法句型
the lab
lab results
blood lab
用法筆記
This sense is most often used attributively — before another noun — as in lab results, lab test, or lab report. It can also appear in fixed phrases like 'send it to the lab', where 'the lab' means the testing department of a hospital or clinic.
常見錯誤
3. short for Labrador Retriever: a large dog with short fur that can be golden, bla
拉布拉多犬
一種大型友善的犬種
short for Labrador Retriever: a large dog with short fur that can be golden, black, or chocolate-coloured, known for its friendly and gentle nature and often kept as a family pet.
Min adopted a yellow lab from the animal shelter last spring.
Min 去年春天從動物收容所領養了一隻黃色拉布拉多犬。
collocation: yellow lab / black lab / chocolate lab
Tariq takes his lab for a long walk every morning before breakfast.
Tariq 每天早飯前都會帶他的拉布拉多去散步。
The brown lab wagged its tail happily when the children came home from school.
那隻棕色拉布拉多看到孩子們放學回家，高興地搖著尾巴。
Felipe trained his black lab to fetch the newspaper every morning.
Felipe 訓練他的黑色拉布拉多每天早上幫他叼報紙。
- Labrador
the full name; more formal than 'lab'
- Labrador Retriever
the official breed name
文法句型
a lab
the lab
Labs
用法筆記
When referring to the dog breed, the word is sometimes capitalised as 'Lab', especially in official breed contexts or in writing that treats 'Labrador' as the full name. In everyday speech, lowercase 'lab' is very common. The most common colour variants are yellow, black, and chocolate (brown).