Vocabulaire TOEFL

to stop happening or stop doing something

停止；终止

very important to the main issue or purpose being considered

核心的；对主要问题或目标十分重要的

Feeling no doubt that something is true or will happen.

确信的；对某事属实或将会发生没有疑问的

A state of having no doubt about something or treating it as definitely known.

确定性；确信；对某事没有疑问或将其视为已明确知晓的状态

to question whether a claim, assumption, or accepted view is correct or justified

质疑；对……提出异议

a quality that is typical of, or helps distinguish, a person, thing, or group

特征；特点

to ask a person or organization to confirm information or whether something is acceptable

向……确认；与……核实

The act or result of selecting between possibilities.

选择；在多个可能方案之间挑选的行为或结果

A fact or condition surrounding an event or affecting a situation.

情况；条件；围绕某件事并影响局面的事实或因素

A statement presented as true that may require evidence or justification.

主张；断言；被提出为真实、可能需要证据或理由支持的陈述

to make the meaning or details of something clearer and easier to understand

澄清；说明清楚

The quality of being easy to understand.

清晰性；明晰性；容易理解的程度

to put people or things into groups according to shared features

将……分类；归类

easy to understand because meaning or organization is not confusing

清楚易懂的；表达明白的

Clear, logical connection among parts of an explanation or whole.

连贯性；条理性；解释或整体各部分之间清晰合理的联系

having ideas or parts that connect in a clear, consistent way

连贯的；各部分相互协调且易于理解的

to happen at the same time as another event

同时发生；时间上重合

done or shared by members of a group together

集体的；共同的

as a group or with several parts considered together

集体地；合起来

to bring two or more things together so that they form or work as a whole

结合；合并；使共同发挥作用

to think of and propose an idea, answer, or solution

想出；提出（办法或想法）

A firm decision or willingness to devote effort to something.

投入；承诺；愿意持续为某事付出努力的决定或态度

Ideas, interests, or aims that people share despite other disagreements.

共同点；共同立场；人们虽有其他分歧但仍共享的观点、利益或目标

sufficiently alike in relevant respects to be compared meaningfully

可比的；在相关方面足够相似的

when considered in relation to the person, thing, or situation named afterward

与……相比

The examination of similarities and differences.

比较；对相似之处和不同之处的考察

able to exist or work together without an important conflict

兼容的；能够共存或配合而不发生重要冲突的

Strong enough to make an argument, reason, or piece of evidence difficult to dismiss.

有强大说服力的；使人难以轻易忽视的

to balance a disadvantage or loss with something that partly or fully makes up for it

补偿；弥补；抵消不利影响