A thorough review of the satellite data revealed subtle patterns in glacial movement over the past decade.
对卫星数据的全面审查揭示了过去十年冰川运动的细微模式。
The Icelandic sagas, composed centuries after the events they describe, blend historical fact with legend so thoroughly that modern historians must cross-reference archaeological evidence to separate probable fact from embellishment.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “thorough”?
B — Complete and detailed. “thorough” means complete and detailed.
Which word means “complete and detailed”?
C — thorough. “thorough” means complete and detailed.
thorough — complete and detailed. In Chinese: 彻底的，全面的.
thorough is pronounced /ˈθɜroʊ/.
A thorough review of the satellite data revealed subtle patterns in glacial movement over the past decade. (对卫星数据的全面审查揭示了过去十年冰川运动的细微模式。)
comprehensive, exhaustive, meticulous — all close in meaning to thorough (complete and detailed).
superficial, cursory — each the opposite of thorough (complete and detailed).
Yes. thorough is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.