da·ta
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈdeɪtə/, /ˈdɑːtə/
/ˈdeɪtə/, /ˈdætə/
used as a plural noun in technical English, when the singular is datumIdioms - [uncountable, plural] facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
数据；资料；材料 - We collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.
我们在 10 天时间里收集了公开发表的数据。 - to gather/obtain data
收集／获取数据 - What methods are you using to interpret the data?
你用什么方法解读这些数据？ - data on something Researchers analysed the data on 2 515 patient visits at the Children's Hospital.
研究人员分析了儿童医院 2 515 人次的就诊数据。 - data for something Table 2 provides data for southeast Nebraska.
表 2 提供了内布拉斯加州东南部的数据。 - Our model is based on experimental data.
我们的模型基于实验数据。 - published/unpublished data
已发布／未发布的数据 - scientific/historical/clinical data
科学/历史/临床数据 - It is essential to protect your personal data.
保护您的个人数据至关重要。 - raw data (= that has not been analysed)
原始资料 - Multiple data collection methods were used.
使用了多种数据收集方法。 - (specialist) These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.
这些数据表明多数癌症是由临床随访查出的。
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2- Although we were using the same set of data, we obtained different results.
我们用同一组数据，但得到的结果却不同。 - The fuller data set for this period permits a much more detailed analysis.
这一时期更完整的数据集为更加详细的分析提供了可能。 - Data about patients is only released with their permission.
患者资料只有得到本人的允许才能公布。 - Data indicates that most crime is committed by young males.
数据说明大部份案犯都是年轻男性。 - My aim is to synthesize data from all the surveys.
我的目标是综合所有调查得来的数据。 - One vital item of data was missing from the table.
这个表缺少了一项重要数据。 - The data derived from this project has increased our knowledge of how genes work.
这个项目得出的数据加深了我们对基因作用机制的认识。 - The government departments refused to provide the data that we required.
政府部门拒绝提供我们索要的数据。 - The next step is to feed in all this data.
下一步要把这个数据全部输入。 - There is no hard data to support these theories.
尚没有确凿的数据来支持这些理论。 - These demands could breach EU data-protection laws.
这些要求可能违反欧盟数据保护法律。 - They are not allowed to hold data on people's private finances.
他们不得保存有关人们个人财务状况的资料。 - This data reflects the magnitude of the problem.
这项数据反映了问题的严重程度。 - This theory seems to fit the available data.
看来这一理论拟合了现有数据。 - We have found some very interesting things in the data.
我们在数据中发现了一些非常有意思的东西。 - We have no data for southern Mexico.
我们没有墨西哥南部的资料。 - Weather conditions have made accurate data collection difficult.
天气条件使准确收集数据变得困难。 - These data were collected over a period of several months.
这些资料是用几个月的时间收集来的。 - data on the effects of pollution
有关污染造成的影响的数据 - The data was collected from 67 countries.
数据收集自 67 个国家。 - There is very little reliable data available.
可用的可靠数据非常少。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- reliable
- comprehensive
- …
- item
- piece
- mass
- …
- acquire
- amass
- capture
- …
- be derived from something
- illustrate something
- indicate something
- …
- acquisition
- capture
- collection
- …
- in the data
- data about
- data for
- …
- the acquisition, handling, storage, etc. of data
- a source of data
- We collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.
- [uncountable] information that is stored by a computer
（存储在计算机中的）数据资料 - All this data is stored on hundreds of servers in San Francisco.
所有这些数据都存储在旧金山的数百台服务器上。 - data storage/transfer
数据存储／传输
Wordfinder- copy
- data
- delete
- file
- folder
- icon
- menu
- open
- password
Wordfinder- code
- data
- functionality
- input
- interface
- keyword
- operating system
- program
- retrieve
- software
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa2- The computer can manipulate massive amounts of data.
这台计算机能处理海量的数据。 - They are testing some new data capture software.
他们正在测试一些新的数据捕获软件。 - Our capacity to generate and transmit data has grown exponentially.
我们生成和传输数据的能力呈指数级增长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- reliable
- comprehensive
- …
- item
- piece
- mass
- …
- acquire
- amass
- capture
- …
- be derived from something
- illustrate something
- indicate something
- …
- acquisition
- capture
- collection
- …
- in the data
- data about
- data for
- …
- the acquisition, handling, storage, etc. of data
- a source of data
More Like This Easily-confused plural/singular formsEasily-confused plural/singular forms- bacteria/bacterium
- criteria/criterion
- data/datum
- media/medium
- phenomena/phenomenon
- strata/stratum
- All this data is stored on hundreds of servers in San Francisco.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a term in philosophy): from Latin, plural of datum.
Idioms
a mine of information/data (about/on somebody/something)
- a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject
信息源泉；知识宝库 - This book is a mine of information on the Romans.
这部书就是一座关于罗马人的信息宝库。 - The internet can be a mine of information.
互联网可以成为信息的宝库。 - The questionnaire results proved to be a rich mine of empirical data.
事实证明，调查问卷结果是一个丰富的经验数据宝库。
- This book is a mine of information on the Romans.