Lab
LAB /læb/
Informal Neutral
What it really means
Short for laboratory. A practical science or computing session. Lab attendance is often compulsory and lab reports are often marked.
Chinese explanation
laboratory（实验室）的缩写，指理科或计算机的实验课。实验课通常必须出席，实验报告常计入成绩。
Example conversation
A: Can't come out tonight, I've got a lab report due Friday.
B: Fair enough, good luck with it.
A：今晚出不去了，周五要交实验报告。
B：那没办法，加油。
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