大学学术英语1unit 2,key words.docVIP

Reading 1 investigate v. to find out information and facts about a subject or problem by study or research e.g. The police did not begin to investigate the case until yesterday afternoon. n. investigation empirical adj. based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories e.g. The present research is an empirical study of cognitive linguistics applied to pedagogical grammar. presume v. to suppose that sth. is true, although you do not have actual proof e.g. The court must presume innocence until there is proof of guilt. n. presumption deductive adj. using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to think about and understand particular situations or problems e.g. Mathematic and logic depend extensively on the deductive method of reasoning. n. deduction inductive adj. using particular facts and examples to form general rules and principles e.g. With inductive data, it is fairly easy to write recursive procedures. n. induction conduct v. to organize and\or do a particular activity e.g. The police are conducting an investigation into last weeks robbery. replication n. the action or process of reproducing or duplicating e.g. Progress is about replication rather than adventure. v. replicate emerge v. to come out of a dark, confined or hidden place e.g. She has emerged as a leading contender in the field. verify v. to check that sth. is true or accurate e.g. She verified her flight number. n. verification unbiased adj. fair and not influenced by your own or somebody else’s opinions, desires, etc. e.g. Let me offer an unbiased opinion. overturn v. if sth. overturns , or if sb. overturns it, it turns upside down or on its side e.g. The dog overturned the bowl. Reading 2 falsification n. the action of changing figures, records etc. so that they contain false information e.g. The university blamed the falsification on the researchers lack of moral integrity . v. falsify confirm v. to state or show that sth. is definitely true or correct, especiall