experiment

英 [ɪk'sperɪm(ə)nt; ek-] 美[ɪk'sperɪmənt]

• vi. 尝试；进行实验
• n. 实验，试验；尝试

1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

2. the testing of an idea;

"it was an experiment in living"

"not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

3. a venture at something new or different;

"as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"