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distort interpretation of a relationship

混杂；因另一个因素影响结果而使某种关系难以解释

crowding that slows movement through a transport system

交通拥堵；拥挤阻塞

To give or change the forms of a verb to show grammatical features such as tense or person.

使动词变位；列出或改变动词形式以表示时态、人称等语法特征

To establish a link that allows devices or systems to exchange information.

连接；建立设备或系统之间的信息通路

A relationship between ideas, events, or conditions.

联系；想法、事件或条件之间的关联

An idea, feeling, or evaluation associated with a word beyond what it directly refers to.

内涵意义；词语直接指称之外引发的联想、感情色彩或评价

take control of a place through military force

征服；攻占

Involving awareness of what one is thinking, feeling, or doing.

有意识的；能够觉察到的

A result of an action or condition, not necessarily negative.

结果；后果；某项行动或情况造成的影响

as a result of something that happened or was stated earlier

因此；结果

protection and responsible management of natural resources

保护；自然资源保护

principle that total energy of isolated system is constant

能量守恒

soil tillage that reduces erosion and retains protective residue

保护性耕作

professional who studies and cares for cultural objects to limit damage

文物或艺术品保护修复师；检查、养护并适当处理文化物件的专业人员

protect resources by limiting wasteful use

节约；保护（资源）

to think carefully about an idea, fact, or possible action before forming a judgment or making a decision

考虑；斟酌

by a fairly large amount or to a fairly large degree

相当地；大幅地

to have particular things as the parts that make up a whole

由……组成；包含构成整体的部分

Agreement or steadiness across occasions, parts, or standards.

一致性；连贯稳定性；不同部分或场合相互符合的程度

showing the same pattern repeatedly

一致的；在不同测量、时间、观察者或证据组中保持相似的

in a similar or dependable way across repeated occasions or observations

一贯地；持续一致地

to bring separate elements together into a more coherent or stronger whole

整合；巩固；使形成更稳固的整体

A speech sound produced with a significant narrowing or blockage somewhere in the vocal tract.

辅音；发音时声道某处出现明显收窄或阻塞的语音

kept unchanged during a test

恒定的；在其他因素变化时仍保持相同水平或数值的

district whose voters elect a representative

选区

to form a whole or be considered a particular kind of thing

构成；算作

fundamental rules organizing a state and public authority

宪法；宪制

formal change to a constitution

宪法修正案；修宪

A condition that restricts actions or possibilities.

限制条件；约束；限制行动或可能性的情况