Frequently Used Vocabulary in Describing Diagrams
1．表示上升rise
increase
rocket
soar
climb jump
go up
shoot up mount up up
expand leap
ascend
surge
be on the rise/increase
plunge
2. 表示下降descend decrease decline diminish plunge
dip
shrink
plummet
fall
drop
go/come down
3. 表示“达到最高点/最低点”“达到最高点”reach a peak of reach the highest point at
peaking at
“达到最低点”reach the bottom
bottom out
4. 副词
(1) 表示“迅速地、急速地”rapidly
fleetly
sharply
hastily
in haste
greatly
dramatically obviously considerably significantly alarmingly amazingly
hugely
incredibly
enormously
(2) 表示“小幅度地”steadily slightly gradually
moderately
slowly
marginally
gently
(3) 表示“平稳地”steadily
slightly
gradually
moderately
slowly
gently
表示“平稳发展”的动词词组：
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remain steady/unchanged/stable/constant stay the same reach a plateau
(4) 表示“逐渐地”gradually
steadily
slowly
(5) 表示“相比较而言”relatively
5. 用于预测未来趋势expect
forecast
estimate
project
6.表示程度
(1) 表示“显著的（地）、重要的（地）”large
major
great
important significant considerable remarkable noticeable sharp rapid sudden
dramatic
steep
extremely
strikingly
(2) 表示“轻微的（地）、不显著的（地）”little
slight
gentle
mild
steady
(3) 表示“大概、大约”about
approximate
nearly
around
roughly
more or fewer/less/more than
under
below
within
over
above
7.表示“占”account for make up
take up
occupy
constitute
be composed of
8.倍数及数据表达翻番: double 百分之,,：%; . . . percent
,,倍：
...times
2
less 四分之一：a quarter of
百万：million; 十亿：billion; 十年：decade;二十：score; 平均：average; 合计：aggregate; 一些：some
9. 过渡词(1) 表层次first/firstly
to begin with
further still
last but not least next moreover
in the first place furthermore also besides besides
second/secondly to start with third/thirdly and
what is more then
equally important too in addition (2) 表转折by contrast at the same time in contrast all that in spite of regardless (3) 表因果therefore thus so since for
consequently hence accordingly as as a result
although but
nevertheless notwithstanding finally
though
despite the fact that even though on the contrary
yet even so for however instead
on the other hand otherwise
because of due to thanks to on that account as a consequence
for the reason owing to on this account in this way
(4) 表让步still naturally after all
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nevertheless in spite of
concession despite
granted even so
(5) 表递进furthermore besides moreover also likewise
what is more
not only.., but also...
too in addition
(6) 表举例for example for instance to illustrate as an illustration
(7) 表解释as a matter of fact frankly speaking namely in other words
(8) 表总结in summary in a word in brief in conclusion to conclude in fact indeed in short therefore
to summarize
for one thing a case in point
in this case
thus altogether finally namely
that is
as has been said in other words in simpler terms 4
in all
