A try-out is a period of testing something new to see whether it works well enough to keep. A shop gives a new till system a two-week try-out; a factory gives a machine a try-out before buying more. The idea is: use it for real, for a while, then decide.

A try-out is a period of testing something new所謂try-out，是一段測試新東西 to see whether it works well enough to keep看它好不好用到值得留下來的期間。A shop gives a new till system a two-week try-out一間店會給新的收銀系統兩週的try-out；a factory gives a machine a try-out一間工廠會給一台機器一次try-out before buying more才決定要不要多買。The idea is概念就是：use it for real, for a while實際用一陣子，then decide再決定。

There is a second common meaning, especially in American English: a try-out is a test to see if a person is good enough to join a team, a play, or a music group. Actors go to try-outs for a part; students go to try-outs for the basketball team. In American English this is usually spelled tryout as one word, and it is very common in schools.

especially in American English尤其在美式英文裡，There is a second common meaning還有第二個常見的意思：a try-out is a test一次try-out是一種測試 to see if a person is good enough看一個人夠不夠好 to join a team, a play, or a music group能不能加入球隊、話劇，或樂團。Actors go to try-outs for a part演員會去參加try-out爭取一個角色；students go to try-outs for the basketball team學生會去參加籃球隊的try-out。In American English this is usually spelled tryout as one word在美式英文裡這通常拼成一個字tryout，and it is very common in schools在學校裡很常見。

Notice the hyphen and the stress: the noun try-out has its stress on TRY, while the verb phrase try out puts stress on OUT. They are the same idea in two shapes: you try out a new phone (verb), and that period is the try-out (noun).

Notice the hyphen and the stress注意連字號和重音：the noun try-out has its stress on TRY名詞try-out重音在TRY，while the verb phrase try out puts stress on OUT而動詞片語try out重音在OUT。They are the same idea in two shapes它們是同一個概念的兩種形式：you try out a new phone (verb)你try out（試用）一支新手機是動詞，and that period is the try-out (noun)而那段期間就是try-out這個名詞。