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。
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring 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 ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa1Results 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bar
- line
- construct
- create
- draw
- …
- indicate something
- represent something
- show something
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- paper
- in a/the graph
- on a/the graph
Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of graphic formula.