chart
noun
verb
tʃɑːt noun
1 information that is clearly arranged in the form of a simple picture, set of figures, graph etc, or a piece of paper with this information on it 图表,图;
a chart showing last year’s sales
显示去年销售情况的一份图表
a weather chart
天气图
the theatre’s seating chart
剧场的座位图
2
the charts
the lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records 〔流行歌曲每周〕排行榜
Her new single went straight to number one in the pop charts .
她新推出的单曲唱片直接升至流行歌曲排行榜的第一位。
Brooks again topped the charts (=was the most popular) .
布鲁克斯再次高居排行榜首位。
chart hit/success/star etc
the Beatles’ first chart hit
“披头士”的第一首上榜歌曲
3 a detailed map, especially of an area of the sea or the stars 地图;〔尤指〕海图,航海图,星位图;
verb
4 to record information about a situation or set of events over a period of time, in order to see how it changes or develops 记录,跟踪〔变化或进展〕
Scientists have been charting temperature changes in the oceans.
科学家们一直在记录海洋的温度变化。
5 to make a plan of what should be done to achieve a particular result 制定〔行动计划〕
Each team was responsible for making its own decisions and charting its own course.
每个小组都是自己负责作出决定,自己制定计划。
6 to make a map of an area of land, sea, or stars, or to draw lines on a map to show where you have travelled 绘制…的地图 (海图,星位图 );〔在地图上〕标出〔经过的路线〕;