Лексика TOEFL

An electronic device that follows instructions to process, store, and communicate information.

计算机；电脑

room with computers for student use

计算机房

To acknowledge that a point is true or reasonable, often despite an earlier or broader disagreement.

承认；让步承认；即使此前或总体上不同意，仍承认某一点属实或合理

To direct mental effort toward one activity or subject without letting other things distract you.

集中注意力；专心

A defined area of emphasis within a degree program, usually completed through a specified group of courses.

专业方向；学位课程中的重点领域

amount of component relative to quantity of mixture

浓度

a general idea or mental category used to think about and understand something

概念；观念

relating to ideas or concepts rather than particular instances

概念上的；涉及观念及其关系的

An acknowledgment that part of another person's argument is true or reasonable.

让步；在论证中承认对方的部分观点属实或合理

expressing the necessary information in few words

简洁的；用较少文字表达必要信息的

to reach a judgment or decision after considering information or reasons

得出结论；作出判断

A judgment reached after considering information, evidence, or reasons.

结论；考虑资料、证据或理由后得出的判断

specific and definite rather than abstract or vague

具体明确的；而非抽象笼统的

Registration in two courses during the same teaching period, especially when one requires the other.

同时注册修读；并修

change from vapor into liquid droplets

凝结；冷凝

To establish or change a learned response through repeated associations or consequences.

使形成条件反应；通过关联或后果建立习得反应

document recording an object's physical state at a particular time

状况报告；记录物件在特定时间的物理状态、损坏或变化的文件

A learned reaction elicited by a cue that has become associated with another stimulus.

条件反应；由经过学习形成联系的线索引发的反应

A cue that comes to produce a learned response after being associated with another stimulus.

条件刺激；通过与另一刺激建立联系而能引发习得反应的线索

Learning in which associations between events or the consequences of behavior change later responses.

条件作用；通过事件关联或行为后果改变反应的学习

allow electric current to pass through

导电；传导电流

material that readily allows electric current

导体

A feeling of trust in ability or in a judgment, not a statistical interval.

信心；信任；对能力或判断有把握的感觉

range expressing uncertainty around an estimate

置信区间；根据样本数据计算、用于表达总体估计值不确定性的范围

to show or state that a belief, report, or piece of information is correct

证实；确认

A tendency to favor information that supports existing beliefs while giving less attention to information that challenges them.

确认偏误；偏向支持既有信念的信息而较少关注反证的倾向

A situation in which two scheduled activities occur at incompatible times.

时间冲突；课程安排冲突

To change or adjust behavior so that it matches a group's expectations or usual behavior.

从众；调整行为以符合群体期望

The adjustment of behavior or expressed opinions to match a group's expectations.

从众；使行为或公开表达的观点符合群体期望