Technology & innovation

to make an action or process easier

促进；使便利

• Online platforms have facilitated collaboration between researchers worldwide.
• Group discussion facilitates deeper understanding of difficult texts.
• The new visa rules are designed to facilitate international trade.

Collocations: facilitate communication · facilitate access · greatly facilitate

a new idea, method, or product; the process of introducing new ideas

创新

• Innovation in battery technology has made electric cars more practical.
• The company built its reputation on constant innovation.
• Government funding can encourage innovation in early-stage research.

Collocations: drive innovation · technological innovation · foster innovation

to create a model or imitation of a real process or situation, often using a computer

模拟

• The software simulates traffic flow under different road designs.
• Pilots train on machines that simulate real flight conditions.
• Researchers simulated the spread of the virus across a range of scenarios.

Collocations: simulate conditions · computer-simulated · accurately simulate

to combine separate ideas, facts, or substances into a single coherent whole

综合；合成

• A strong research paper synthesizes findings from multiple studies.
• The body synthesizes vitamin D when the skin is exposed to sunlight.
• Her lecture synthesized decades of research into a single clear framework.

Collocations: synthesize information · synthesize findings · synthesize evidence

formed by combining several amounts or items into a total

总计的；总和

• Aggregate demand fell sharply during the recession.
• The government publishes aggregate crime statistics each year.
• Total aggregate spending rose by three percent this quarter.

Collocations: aggregate demand · in the aggregate · aggregate data

to repeat or reproduce something exactly

复制；重复进行

• Other laboratories were unable to replicate the original results.
• The pilot program was later replicated in twelve other cities.
• Replicating a study is one of the best ways to confirm its findings.

Collocations: replicate a study · replicate results · successfully replicated

possible to do easily or practically

可行的

• Engineers concluded that the bridge design was technically feasible but costly.
• It is not economically feasible to recycle every type of plastic.
• A feasible alternative would be to phase in the reform over five years.

Collocations: economically feasible · a feasible solution · technically feasible

to give a share of resources, money, or time for a particular purpose

分配；拨给

• The city allocated a larger budget to public transport this year.
• Teachers must allocate class time carefully between speaking and writing practice.
• Funds were allocated to hospitals hit hardest by the outbreak.

Collocations: allocate resources · allocate funds · allocate time

to change the shape, sound, or meaning of something so it becomes inaccurate or misleading

扭曲；使失真

• Selective statistics can distort the public's perception of crime rates.
• The lens distorts the image slightly near the edges.
• Nostalgia often distorts our memory of how difficult the past really was.

Collocations: distort the truth · distort reality · badly distorted

based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone

经验主义的；实证的

• The claim lacks empirical support and remains largely speculative.
• Empirical evidence from three separate trials pointed to the same conclusion.
• Good science combines theory with careful empirical testing.

Collocations: empirical evidence · empirical research · empirical data