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ADJ
animal
Many scientists believe animal experiments have helped develop new medicines for human diseases.
field, laboratory | educational, medical, psychological, scientific | practical
thought
She used a thought experiment to help her students understand how gravity works.
simple | brief
careful, control
The researchers conducted a careful experiment to test whether the new medicine was safe.
controlled | interesting | ingenious | pioneering
bold
The scientists conducted a bold experiment to test whether plants could grow without sunlight.
successful, unsuccessful | pilot, preliminary
further
We need further experiments before we can be confident about the new medicine.
celebrated, classic/classical, famous, well-known
The classic experiment showed that plants grow better with sunlight than without it.
unique
Japan conducted a unique experiment to test whether robots could work in schools.
VERB + EXPERIMENT
carry out, conduct, do, perform
try
The chef tried an experiment by adding chocolate to the tomato sauce.
design | set up
describe, report
Scientists described an interesting experiment showing how plants grow faster with more sunlight.
EXPERIMENT + VERB
confirm sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth | indicate sth, suggest sth
be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth
The new teaching method was designed to help students improve their reading skills.
involve sth, use sth
be successful, work
The chemistry experiment worked perfectly when we followed all the instructions carefully.
fail
PREP
by ~
We discovered the best recipe through careful experiment in the kitchen.
during an/the ~
The lab equipment broke down during an experiment, so the team had to reschedule their tests.
in an/the ~
Scientists discovered that plants grow faster when they tested this idea in an experiment.
~ in
The school tried an experiment in using technology to teach math last year.
~ on
Scientists performed experiments on mice to test the new vaccine.
~ with
She decided to experiment with different recipes before making the cake for the party.
ADV
successfully
VERB + EXPERIMENT
begin to | continue to
PREP
on
Scientists conducted experiments on mice to test the safety of the new medicine.
with
The chef experimented with new spice combinations to create an interesting curry recipe.