graph

noun

/ɡrɑːf/

/ɡræf/

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a diagram consisting of a line or lines, showing how two or more sets of numbers are related to each other图；图表；曲线图
- Plot a graph of height against age.绘制一张身高与年龄对照的曲线图。
- The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s.此图表明了自 20 世纪 80 年代以来房价上涨的情况。
see also bar graph, line graph
Language Bank illustrate
illustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table描述图或表
- This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
- The results are shown in the chart below.结果显示在下面的图表中。
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.在这个饼分图中，调查结果按年龄划分。
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.从结果可以看出，年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.从上图的数据明显看出：公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
Extra Examples
- Results can be shown in numeric or graph form.结果可以用数字或图表来表示。
- She drew a graph showing the relationship between costs and sales.她画了一张图，显示成本与销售之间的关系。
- The figures are all plotted on a graph.所有数字都在图表上标出来了。
- The small squares on the graph paper are 1 mm wide.方格纸上的小方格宽 1 毫米。
- The statistics can be depicted as a graph.统计数字可以用图表形式表示。
- We can see on this graph how the company has grown over the last year.从这张图我们可以了解到这家公司去年的发展状况。
- Draw a graph showing how wages increased in the 18th century.绘制一张展示18世纪工资增长情况的曲线图。
- Plot the information on a graph.把信息标示在图表上。
- The graph shows how oil prices have risen since the start of the conflict.图表显示了自冲突开始以来油价是如何上涨的。
- The vertical axis of the graph shows the percentage of species affected.图表的纵轴显示了受影响物种的百分比。
- You will need some graph paper.你需要一些图表纸。
Topics Maths and measurementa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bar
- line
verb + graph
- construct
- create
- draw
- …
graph + verb
- indicate something
- represent something
- show something
- …
graph + noun
- paper
preposition
- in a/the graph
- on a/the graph
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Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of graphic formula.