通常說起準備雅思寫作，很多人想的都是針對Task2的大作文，從而忽略了Task1的小作文，但是如果你有野心想要拿到雅思7分獲7分以上的成績，那麼可千萬不能忽略小作文啊。
很多考生都覺得圖表題很簡單而不願意花時間準備，或是隨便寫個一兩篇就算準備過了，直到雅思考試成績單出爐才發現自己的成績不如預期，這時候再後悔就來不及了!
今天跟大家分享要在雅思寫作Task1中有哪些常用的高分單字、句型用法，請繼續看下去。
雅思7分的人都這麼寫圖表題，學會4組數字表達的用法讓你馬上拿高分！
一、最高點、最低點與區間波動用法
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peak 頂點、最高點
雅思例句
(1) Intensive care units across Europe are struggling to cope with spiking patient loads that are nearing and sometimes surpassing levels seen at last spring’s peak.
歐洲各地都在努力增建加護病房以應付激增的病例數，這些負荷數正在接近、有時甚至超過去年春季高峰期的規模。
(2) The surge in hospitalizations would only begin on June 18 and peak July 20.
住院人數的激增只會從6月18日開始，到7月20日達到頂峰。
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bottom out 降至最低點
雅思例句
(1) A mouse’s levels of the DNA-repairing protein XPA are different from ours—they peak in the morning and bottom out in the evening.
老鼠體內DNA修復蛋白質XPA的水準跟我們不同—它在清晨達到高峰，而傍晚降至最低點。
(2) Home prices in Los Angeles kept rising for another year or so, but then began a nauseating plunge that didn’t bottom out until mid-2012.
洛杉磯的房價又持續上漲了一年左右，但隨後開始了令人作噁的暴跌，直到2012年年中才見底。
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fluctuation 波動
雅思例句
(1) Barring normal seasonal or holiday fluctuations, weekends and weekdays now cost the same.
除了一般季節與假日波動之外，平日與假日的成本是一致的。
(2) Washington’s increase in jobless claims reflected the lingering economic effects of the pandemic — claims are running at more than twice the level of a year ago — but also seasonal labor fluctuations.
華盛頓申請失業救濟金人數的增加反映了疫情對於經濟揮之不去的影響，申請失業救濟金的人數是一年前的兩倍多，但這也反映了季節性的勞動力波動。
二、3種常見的倍數用法
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halve 腰斬、減半；將…對分
雅思例句
(1) The survey for the German Chambers of Commerce showed the devastation wrought by the epidemic on Europe’s largest economy, with 15% of the roughly 3,300 companies surveyed reporting a halving of their annual turnover.
德國商會的這項調查顯示疫情對歐洲最大經濟體所造成的破壞，在接受調查的約3300家公司中有15%家的年度營收被腰斬。
(2) As part of its goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century, the EU commission said last month it wants to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030.
作為在本世紀中葉前將溫室氣體排放減為零的目標一部份，歐盟委員會上個月表示，希望在2030年之前將化學殺蟲劑的用量砍半。
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twofold 雙倍的、兩倍的
雅思例句
(1) The number of home loan applications last week climbed 61.1% from a year earlier, with refinancings jumping more than twofold, according to the chart1.
圖表1顯示，上周房屋貸款的申請數據較去年上升61.1%，融資數增加逾兩倍。
(2) The sentiment is twofold: ecology is secondary to economics, and these forests exist to be harvested.
這些看法是雙重的：生態次於經濟，而森林的存在是為了有利可圖。
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nose-dive 價格等的暴跌
雅思例句
(1) In the weeks after stay-at-home orders from state and local officials, crime in Los Angeles took a nose-dive.
在州與地方政府下達待在家規定之後，洛杉磯的犯罪率暴跌。
(2) Research in Motion is facing more pressure from investors to split the roles of CEO and chairman, as the company continues its nose-dive from the top of the Smartphone ladder.
RIM正面臨來自投資者的更大壓力，其要求將該公司的執行長與董事長職位分離。這是由於該公司正一頭從頂尖智慧型手機的梯隊中跌下來。
三、維持不變、成反比與下降趨勢用法
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remain constant 維持不變
雅思例句
(1) Enterprise plans to increase cybersecurity staff remain constant despite the economic pressures caused by COVID-19.
儘管武漢肺炎帶來了經濟壓力，但是企業增加資訊安全人員的計劃維持不變。
(2) It means grip levels are high and remain constant if it rains, although tyre wear can increase. However, with the opportunity to take ‘cuts’ through corners limited, the roads remain relatively debris-free.
這表示抓地力很高，即使下雨也能保持不變，儘管可能會增加輪胎的磨損度。不過因為通過切角過彎的機會渺茫，所以地面依然維持相對無碎石的狀態。
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downward 向下、日趨沒落的
雅思例句
(1) Oil continued a downward slide, falling by more than 4% Thursday and hitting a five-month law, as renewed pandemic concerns weighed heavily on demand expectations.
油價持續下跌，週四跌幅超過4%，並創下5個月來的新高，這是因為對疫情重來的擔憂嚴重打壓了需求預期。
(2) The chart showed fewer than 46,000 new coronavirus cases, continuing a downward trend, though the Hindu festival season is raising fears of a fresh surge in infections.
圖表顯示新的武漢肺炎病例不到46000例，呈現持續下降的趨勢，儘管印度教節日引起人們對於新一波疫情激增的擔憂。
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inversely proportional 成反比
雅思例句
(1) The coronavirus family of viruses could be more powerful in winter, as their infection ability is linked to fine dust concentration levels and humidity but inversely proportional to air temperatures.
冠狀病毒家族在冬天可能會更強大，因為它們的傳染能力與細微粉塵濃度與濕度有關，但是與氣溫成反比。
(2) In addition, the relationship between an increase in the price of ETH and the incentives to keep the funds in the Eth2 deposit contract could be inversely proportional.
此外，ETH價格上漲與保留Eth2存款合同的獎勵之間的關係可能成反比。
四、減少、上升、激增用法
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reduction 減少
雅思例句
(1) The Pentagon this week announced a reduction of troops in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500.
五角大廈本周宣布將在伊朗駐軍的3000人減少至2500人。
(2) The agency in charge of serving New Mexico’s elderly proposed a 5% spending reduction, at a legislative hearing Tuesday.
在周二的立法院聽證會上，負責為新墨西哥州老人服務的機構提議削減5%的開銷。
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rise 上升
雅思例句
(1) Spared until July, the region is now recording 300-500 infections a day, and the number is rising fast.
截至7月為止，這個地區每日新增病例為300-500人，而這個數字還在持續快速攀升。
(2) The apparent rise in redundancies is more evidence of the challenge facing the apprenticeship system due to the coronavirus outbreak.
裁員人數的明顯增加更加證明了由於武漢肺炎的爆發，學徒制所面臨的挑戰。
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balloon 激增
雅思例句
(1) If a ballooning federal deficit, tax breaks for the wealthy, rising income inequality, structural racism and cowboy diplomacy sound familiar, it’s because they were big issues in the 2020 presidential race.
假如聯邦赤字激增、富人減稅、日益加劇的收支不平等、結構性種族主義和牛仔外交聽起來很耳熟，那是因為這些是2020總統大選的大議題。
(2) The jet maker’s losses ballooned to $2.4 billion in the second quarter, and it will cut production and jobs as demand for aircraft withers.
這家噴射機製造商第二季度的虧損激增為24億美元，隨著飛機需求的萎縮該公司將削減產量以及工作崗位。
以上就是今天的文章內容，希望對你準備雅思考試有幫助~
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