polygraphs

美 [ˈpɑˌliˌgræfs]

n.  测谎(试验)
polygraph的复数

医学



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 测谎(试验)
    A polygraph or a polygraph test is a test which is used by the police to try to find out whether someone is telling the truth.
    1. Hill's lawyers announced she had taken and passed a polygraph test.
      希尔的律师宣布她已接受并通过了测谎。

双语例句

  1. You can guess, of course, whether the man was answering truthfully-but today's polygraphs cannot.
    当然,你可能猜想这家伙在说假话,但今天所用的测谎仪却不能。
  2. They've all had polygraphs. everybody's been vetted.
    所有人都被问讯过了。
  3. Polygraphs and background checks have become regular procedures in Mexican police forces since it is feared that the corruption of police is a key element in the drug cartels'power.
    由于担心警察腐败是毒品卡特尔势力的主要因素,在墨西哥警方中,测谎仪和背景检查已经成为常规程序。
  4. The Probability Analysis of Polygraphs
    有关测谎仪的概率分析