曲线图写作常用词汇和句型
各个阶段的同义表达描述：
1．a steady drop, a slight fall, a gradual decline, a small decrease
2. a rapid leap, a sudden rise, a marked increase, a huge growth, a dramatic rise
3. no change, a flat trend, the number remained unchanged
4. a dramatic fall, a sharp drop, a rapid plunge, a steep decline
5. a gradual drop, a steady drop, tailing off, falling off
常见曲线图变化趋势
上升
动词：rose to 名词 a rise in
Increased to an increase in
Went up to a growth in
Climbed to an upward trend in
Boomed a boom in (a dramatic rise in)
下降
动词：fell to 名词：a decrease in
Declined to a decline in
Dipped to a drop in
Dropped to
Went down to a slump in (dramatic fall in)
Slumped to
Reduced to
平缓
动词：levelled out at 名词：a leveling out at
Did not change
Remained stable at
Remained steady at
Stayed constant at no change in
Maintained the same level 2 波动
动词： fluctuated around 名词：a fluctuation in
Peaked at reached a peak of
In the first year, unemployment stood at….
在曲线图中表示变化程度可以用到的词汇(the degree of change)
Dramatic dramatically
Sharp sharply
Huge hugely
Enormous enormously
Steep steeply
Substantial substantially
Considerable considerably
Significant significantly
Marked markedly
Moderate moderately
Slight slightly
Small
Minimal minimally
在曲线图中表示变化程度可以用到的词汇（the speed of change）
Rapid rapidly
Quick quickly
Swift swiftly
Sudden suddenly
Steady steadily
Gradual gradually
Slow slowly
图表描述常用句型模版
1．开头段常用句型
The line graph shows +名词短语或句子 3 Show 可以换成下列一些词：describe/illustrate/reveal/unfold/compare/summarise/suggest/outline
2. 表示“增加（上升）、减少（下降）、不变、波动”的常用词
（1）表示“增加（上升）”的动词，括号中是不规则动词的过去式
Increase/rise (rose)/go up(went up)/grow(grew)/jump/climb/surge/shoot up (shot
up)/boom
注意：surge/shoot up/boom 表示“大量增加，显著上升”
（2）表示“增加（上升）”的名词
Increase/rise/growth/jump/surge/boom
(3) 表示“减少（下降）”的动词，括号中是不规则动词的过去式
Decrease/decline/go down (went down)/fall (fell)/be
reduced/drop/sink(sank)/dip/slump
注意：be reduced 要用被动语态
Slump 表示“剧烈下降，显著减少”
（4）表示“减少（下降）”的名词
Decrease/decline/fall/reduction/drop/slump
(5)表示“快速的、剧烈的，显著的”形容词，修饰（2）、（4）中的名词
Rapid/sharp/significant/dramatic/drastic
(6)表示“快速地、剧烈地、显著地”的副词，修饰（1）、（3）中的动词
Rapidly/sharply/significantly/dramatically/drastically
(7)表示“逐步的，适度的，稳定的，慢的，一点点的”形容词，修饰（2）（4）中的名词
Gradual/moderate/steady/slow/slight
(8)表示“波动“的动词、名词
Fluctuate/fluctuation between A and B
(9)表示“不变”的动词短语
Remain the same at/do not change/stabilize at/remain stable at/remain constant
at/remain steady/stay constant at/maintain the same level/level off at
3. 表示“增加（上升），减少（下降）不变，波动的常用句型 4 （1）________increased sharply from 1957 to 1974.
(2) There was a sharp increase in _______from 1957 to 1974.
(3) The price did not change over the period.
（4）There was a steep fall in 1994 followed by a gradual improvement in the
subsequent years.
(5) The price rose and fell over the period, but the trend was definitely upwards.
(6) The price collapsed in 1994.
(7) The price plunged dramatically in 1994, but then it regained its previous level,
before soaring to a new peak.
(8) In spite of the sharp fluctuations in the price, the trend was obviously upwards.
(9) The price remained static over the period.
(10) Then around 1975 the price of grain doubled and this caused a rapid increase in
the amount of land devoted to grain production.
(11) From 1980 to 1995, there was a gradual decrease in the amount of lad used for
grain cultivation.
(12) The demand for energy dropped steadily between 1985 and 1990 from 5 units of
energy to approximately 2 units.
(13) From 1990 until about 1995, energy demand appeared to level off and remained
constant at about 2 units of energy.
(14) From this time onwards, energy demand climbs dramatically from 2 units of
energy in 1996 and is projected to reach 7 units in the year 2005.
(15) In contrast, the amount of energy available from fossil fuels increased quite
rapidly from about 3.5 units in 1985 until it reached a peak of 6.5 in 1995.
(16) The trend/momentum began to pick up speed in August.
(17) The last 17 years saw the sharp decline in cinema admissions.
4. 最高点、最低点
1）In 1978, the number reached its top at 20%.
2) In 1978, the number reached its highest point at 20%.
3) In 1978, the number reached its bottom at 20%.
4) In 1978, the number reached its lowest point at 20%.
