chart

1. N-COUNT A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand. 图表

Male unemployment was 14.2%, compared with 5.8% for women (see chart on next page). 男性失业率是14.2%，相比女性为5.8% (参见下页图表)。

2. →see also bar chart , flow chart , pie chart

3. N-COUNT A chart is a map of the sea or stars. 海图; 星图

...charts of Greek waters. …希腊水域图。

4. V-T If you chart an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it. 绘制

Ptolemy charted more than 1,000 stars in 48 constellations. 托勒密绘制了48个星座中1000多颗星的星图。

5. V-T If you chart the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph charts the development or progress of something. 用图表记录

One doctor has charted a dramatic rise in local childhood asthma since the road was built. 一位医生用图表记录的方式，说明道路建成后当地儿童哮喘发病率急剧上升。