to test, question, etc., part of sth or of a group of people in order to find out what the rest is like 抽样检验；取样；采样
12% of the children sampled said they prefer cats to dogs.
在被抽样调查的孩子中，12% 的人说他们喜欢猫胜过喜欢狗。
~ sthto try a small amount of a particular food to see what it is like; to experience sth for a short time to see what it is like 尝；品尝；尝试；体验
I sampled the delights of Greek cooking for the first time.
我第一次品尝到希腊美食。