testing ground

A location, environment, or situation used for conducting experiments, trials, or evaluations to test the performance, safety, or feasibility of something before it is widely used or implemented.

• 🇨🇳用于进行实验、测试或评估的场所、环境或情境，目的是在广泛使用或推广之前检验某事物的性能、安全性或可行性。

1. Place for experiments B2 formal

   A location or environment used to test new ideas, products, or theories under controlled or real conditions.

   • The desert served as a testing ground for new military vehicles.
   • This city is a perfect testing ground for our new app.
   • The laboratory is a testing ground for innovative medical treatments.

   🇨🇳试验场

2. Situation for evaluation B2 informal

   A situation or context used to evaluate someone's abilities, skills, or character.

   • The final exam was a testing ground for everything we learned.
   • Starting a new business is a testing ground for your resilience.
   • The competition served as a testing ground for young athletes.

   🇨🇳试验场