data

英 [ˈdeɪtə]

美 [ˈdeɪtə]

n. 数据; 资料; 材料; (储存在计算机中的)数据资料
datum的复数

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.552 / COCA.559

牛津词典

noun

数据；资料；材料
facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
1. This data was collected from 69 countries.
  这资料是从69个国家收集来的。
2. the analysis/interpretation of the data
  数据分析 / 解读
3. raw data (= that has not been analysed)
  原始资料
4. demographical/historical/personal data
  人口统计资料；史料；个人资料
5. 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。
（储存在计算机中的）数据资料
information that is stored by a computer
1. data retrieval (= ways of storing or finding information on a computer)
  数据检索

datum is sometimes used as the singular form of data. datum 有时用作 data 的单数形式。

N-UNCOUNT; also N-PLURAL （尤指可用于分析的）资料，材料，数据（美国英语中通常用作复数名词;在专业或正式的英国英语中有时用作复数名词，有时用作不可数名词)
You can refer to information asdata, especially when it is in the form of facts or statistics that you can analyse. In American English,datais usually a plural noun. In technical or formal British English,datais sometimes a plural noun, but at other times, it is an uncount noun.
1. The study was based on data from 2,100 women...
  这项研究基于从 2,100 名女性那里收集来的资料。
2. ...the latest year for which data is available...
  有可利用资料的最近的年份
3. To cope with these data, hospitals bought large mainframe computers.
  为处理这些数据，医院购入了一些大型主机。
N-UNCOUNT (可存储并为计算机程序所用的）数据
Datais information that can be stored and used by a computer program.
1. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
  可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。

noun

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
1. statistical data
Synonym:information

Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work
即使数据本身不存在偏差在统计工作中仍需要避免其他陷阱。
If you lose these data, I'll never forgive you.
你要是把这些资料弄丢了，我可不依你。
You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
Much of her work is speculative, based on psychoanalytic theory rather than empirical data.
她的著作中有相当一部分内容是推测性的，建立在精神分析理论之上而缺乏来自实际经验的数据。
These data have been collected from various sources.
这些数据是从各方面搜集来的。
But even with those databases, the sheer quantity of data can still cause problems.
可是即便有了那些数据库，数据的数量之大仍然会带来问题。
This is currently the most efficient way to transmit certain types of data like electronic mail
这是目前传送电子邮件等某些类型的数据的最高效方式。
The study was based on data from 2,100 women
这项研究基于从2,100名女性那里收集来的资料。
Data mining is used to analyse individuals 'buying habits.
数据采掘被用来分析个体的购买习惯。
If you keep on collection, in time you'll have a wealth of data.
只要你注意搜集，久而久之，资料就丰富了。