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Figure 1 (Addition)
- GM car sales increased gradually to $24,000 in 1980, and then it continued its upward trend in next four years to reach a peak at $105,000 in 2010.
Figure 2 (Contrast 相反)
- There was a sharp increase in GM car sales between 1960 and 1990 until it reached a high of almost $95,000; however, sales began to decrease swiftly to under $65,000 in 2010.
Exercise 2 练习2

Exercise 3 练习3

- mild fluctuations
指轻微的波动,变化不大,呈小幅度上下起伏。
- a peak
- a trough(最标准、学术性最强,用于折线图等描述最低点)
- There have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment.长期以来失业率一直时起时伏。
- the lowest point(最直接、最常用)
- a low(较口语但在写作中也可用)
- Sales reached a peak in 2010 before falling to a trough in 2015.
- The figure hit the lowest point of the period in 2012.
- Unemployment dropped to a low of 3% in 2008.
指最高点 / 峰值,数据在某一时刻达到的最高水平。
最高点是peak,那么最低点是什么?
在雅思小作文(数据描述类)中,最高点是 peak,而最低点的常用表达如下:
常用表达(最低点)
trough noun /trɒf//trɔːf/
a period of time when the level of something is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing低谷;(企业或经济的)低潮,萧条阶段
示例
- a period of instability
指一段不稳定时期,趋势变化不规则、没有固定方向。
- a significant increase
指显著增长,增幅明显、值得注意。
- a partial growth
指部分增长 / 不完全增长,只增长了一些,但没有增长到整体或预期的水平。
- a record high
指历史最高值,数据达到有记录以来最高点。
- figures climbing back
指数据回升,从下降中开始重新上涨,类似“recover / rebound”。
- a marked rise
- a marked difference/improvement明显的差异/进步
- a marked increase in profits利润的显著提高
- She is quiet and studious, in marked contrast to her sister.她沉静勤奋,与她妹妹形成了鲜明的对照。
- The recent advertising campaign has had a marked effect on sales.最近的广告宣传对提高销售额起到了显著作用。
指明显的上升,上升趋势清晰可见但不一定是剧烈增长。
marked adjective /mɑːkt/ easy to see 显而易见的;明显的;显著的synonym noticeable, distinct
- a dramatic decrease
指急剧下降 / 大幅减少,下降速度快、幅度大。
- a period of slight volatility
指轻微波动的一段时期,数据在小范围内上下跳动。
- a leveling out
- to stop rising or falling and remain level (停止升降而)保持水平
- The plane levelled off at 1 500 feet.飞机在 1 500 英尺的高空保持水平飞行。
- After the long hill, the road levelled out.过了漫长的山路后,道路就变得平坦了。
- to stay at a steady level of development or progress after a period of sharp rises or falls(经过急剧的涨落后)保持平稳发展
- Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth.销售经过一段时间的快速增长后呈稳定状态。
指趋于平稳 / 持平,之前有变化但后来保持稳定不再明显上升或下降。
level out phrasal verb
level off/out
wordfinder note at trend
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- a sharp decline
指急剧下降,速度快、幅度大(sharp = sudden & strong)。
- a plateau
指平台期,数据长时间维持在同一水平,没有显著变化。
- figures remaining constant
指数据保持不变,数值稳定,没有上升或下降。