Vocabulaire TOEFL

official direction issued by a court

法院命令；法院裁定

visible or audible behavior used in attracting a mate

求偶展示；求偶行为展示

open area enclosed or partly enclosed by buildings or walls

庭院；由建筑或墙壁围合或部分围合的室外空间

bond involving shared electron pairs

共价键

crop grown mainly to protect or improve soil

覆盖作物

skill and care shown in making an object

工艺；制作物件时体现的技巧与用心

To study intensively in a short period just before an examination.

考前临时突击学习

To stop operating unexpectedly because of a problem in a computer or program.

崩溃；计算机或程序意外停止运行

to make something new or cause it to come into existence

创造；创建；使产生

using imagination to produce original ideas or work

有创造力的；运用想象力产生新颖想法、方案或作品的

A qualification or formal record showing that a person has achieved a stated level of education or training.

学历或培训资格证明

The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.

可信度；值得相信或信赖的程度

worthy of belief or trust

可信的；有充分支持，因而值得相信和信赖的

A unit measuring study that counts toward an academic qualification.

学分

An institutional unit used to assign academic credit to a course's expected amount of study.

学分时；课程学分单位

a standard used to judge something or decide between alternatives

标准；准则

A detailed evaluation that discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a piece of work.

评析；评论性评价

plant grown for use or sale

作物；农作物

growing different crops in sequence on the same land

轮作；作物轮作

Involving interaction between different cultures or comparison of their practices and ideas.

跨文化的；涉及不同文化之间的交流或对其做法、观念的比较

Listed as the same course under more than one department or subject code.

跨院系列出的；在多个学科代码下开列的

extremely important because it can strongly affect the outcome

至关重要的；关键的

outermost solid rock layer of Earth

地壳

art movement that reorganizes subjects into geometric planes and multiple views

立体主义；二十世纪初将对象重组为几何平面、常结合多个视点的艺术运动

grow crops or prepare land for them

种植；耕作

activity of growing crops

耕作；栽培

Relating to a group's beliefs, practices, knowledge, or forms of expression.

文化的；与群体的观念和实践有关的

A process in which cultures become more similar in some practices, tastes, or forms of expression.

文化趋同；不同文化在某些做法、品味或表达形式上逐渐变得相似的过程

sharing of practices and ideas between communities

文化交流