1.侧重看人或事物是否存在问题(毛病),故障或违禁等,也有“询;对…进行考试”之意。

  Whenever I feel sick, my mother would take me to hospital and have me examined.

  无论何时我生病了,妈妈都会带我到医院去检查。

  All the luggage is to be examined when you enter the customs.

  进入海关时所有的行李都要检查。

  It's said that the teacher is going to examine us in spoken English this week.

  据说老师本周要对我们进行英语口考试了。

2.check 意为“检查,核对,核实“,侧重看前后数量等是否一致,也常用于判断事物的正误、有无或

  是否正常等。

  You'd better check your answers before you hand in your paper.

  交卷前你最好再检查一遍答案。

  Your job is to check the bill once every week.

  你的工作就是每周核对一次账单。

  I don't know if there are some e-mails for me, as I'm too busy to check these days.

  我不知道是否有我的电子邮件,这几天忙的没时间看(信箱)。

3.test 则指“测验,试验”,侧重看质量、水平等是否过关。

  I feel I'm having short sight, so I have to go and have my eyesight tested.

  我感觉我近视了,因此我得去检查一下视力。

  The long walk will test our powers of strength and endurance.

  这次长途跋涉将考验我们的体力和耐力。

  All the new cars must be tested before put into market.

  所有新车上市前都要经过检查。

活学巧练：

1. When I ____ my shopping list, I found I'd forgotten to buy eggs.

A. examined   B. checked   C. tested   D. saw

B  check 意为“检查，核对，核实“，侧重看前后数量等是否一致，也常用于判断事物的正误、

   有无或是否正常等。

2. The experts ____ the water for pollution.

A. examined   B. checked   C. tested   D. inspected

C  test 则指“测验；试验”，侧重看质量、水平等是否过关。

3. She ____ whether the food is fresh by smelling it.

A. examined   B. checked   C. tested   D. smelt

A  examine 侧重对身体或某物进行检查看是否有毛病或违禁等。