Vocabulaire TOEFL

A belief about what is likely to happen.

预期；对可能发生之事的看法

to have an event happen to you or to undergo a particular condition

经历；体验；遭受

using experiments to test ideas or investigate questions

实验的；通过实验检验或研究的

to make something clear by describing it or giving reasons for it

解释；说明

An account that makes a cause, process, or meaning clear.

解释；说明；使原因、过程或含义变清楚的表述

helping to explain how or why something happens

解释性的；帮助说明原因或过程的

stated directly and clearly rather than left to be inferred

明确说出的；明示的

to investigate an idea, issue, or possibility in order to learn more about it

探讨；探索

to communicate an idea, feeling, or meaning through words or another form

表达；表述

to make something last longer or reach a greater distance, range, or scope

延长；扩展；使延伸

covering a large area or involving a wide range or large amount of something

广泛的；大范围的；大量的

the degree or amount to which something happens, exists, or is true

程度；范围

coming from or existing outside a particular group, system, or thing

外部的；来自或位于所述范围之外的

to make an activity or process easier to carry out

促进；使便利

one of the things that influences or helps explain a result or situation

因素

The lack of an intended result, without automatically blaming a person.

失败；未能达到预期结果

to decrease to a lower level, amount, or rate

下降；减少

An error in reasoning that weakens an argument, even when the argument may initially seem persuasive.

推理谬误；即使论证起初似乎有说服力，仍会削弱它的推理错误

helpful or advantageous to a desired result

有利的；有助于期望结果的

possible to carry out successfully with the time, resources, and conditions available

可行的；能实行的

a noticeable or important part or quality of something

特点；特征

a smaller number of individually countable people or things than the number stated

少于（用于可数对象）

to understand something or solve a problem by thinking about it

想明白；弄清；解决

to write or enter the information needed in blank spaces on a document or screen

填写；填入（空白处）

to learn information that was not previously known

查明；获知；弄清

used to introduce the first point to consider or the first action in a sequence

首先；用于引出第一个要点或第一步行动

to change up and down in amount or level rather than move steadily in one direction

波动；上下变动

a change upward or downward within a pattern that varies over time rather than remaining steady

波动；起伏

to come or happen after something else in time or order

接在……之后；随后发生