Vocabulario TOEFL

to make it possible for someone or something to do something

使能够；使成为可能

to meet or experience someone or something, often unexpectedly or for the first time

遇到；遭遇；接触到

to involve people in an activity or hold their attention and interest

使参与；吸引注意和兴趣

to improve the quality, value, or effectiveness of something

提升；增强；改善

to make certain that something happens or is the case

确保；保证

completely or in every part of the respect being discussed

完全地；全部地

the same in amount, size, degree, or status in the relevant comparison

相等的；相关数量、程度或地位相同的

Equality in value, meaning, or function, not necessarily identity.

等值；等效；在价值、意义或功能上的相当

having the same value, function, or effect in the respect being considered

等效的；在相关价值或作用上相等的

completely necessary for a particular purpose or result

必不可少的；必要的

to show through evidence or investigation that something is true or exists

证实；确定；确立

to calculate or judge an approximate amount, value, or size when an exact figure is unavailable

估计；估算

to judge the value, quality, or effectiveness of something using relevant information or criteria

评价；评估

A judgment of value, quality, or effectiveness using criteria.

评价；评估；依据标准判断价值、质量或成效

whether or not a possible situation is true, including one that might seem to prevent the result

即使；就算

despite the fact that has just been acknowledged

即便如此；尽管这样

used to emphasize a real fact that contrasts with the main statement

虽然；尽管（强调事实）

at the end of a period of time, often after delays or difficulties

最终；终于

without any difference from the stated amount, description, or reference

恰好；确切地；完全一致地

to look at something carefully in order to understand it, assess it, or discover more about it

仔细研究；检查；考察

A specific case used to illustrate a more general point.

例子；实例；用于说明较一般观点的具体情况

to be greater than a stated amount, level, or limit

超过；超出

A case that does not follow a general rule or pattern.

例外；不符合一般规则或模式的情况

unusually good or notable in degree, not simply any exception to a rule

非同一般的；格外出色或突出的

to leave someone or something out of a group, activity, or set

排除；不包括

to be real or to be present in a place or situation

存在

to become larger or broader in size, scope, or coverage, or make something do so

扩大；扩展；使扩大

an increase in the size, scope, or coverage of something

扩张；扩大；扩展

to believe that something is likely to happen or be true

预期；预计；认为可能发生