1 [C] a drawing which shows information in the form of a diagram, etc 图表:
a temperature chart温度表This chart shows the company's sales for this year.这张图表显示公司今年的销售额。☞Look at pie chart and flow chart. 参看pie chart及flow chart。
2 [C] a map of the sea or the sky 航海图;航空地图:
navigation charts导航图
3the charts [pl] an official list of the songs or CDs, etc, that have sold the most in a particular week (反映唱片等销量的)排行榜
chart²
/tʃɑ:t ||; tʃɑrt/verb[T]
1 to follow or record sth carefully and in detail 跟踪;考察;详细记录:
This television series charts the history of the country since independence.这套电视片详述了这个国家独立至今的历史。
2 to make a map of one area of the sea or sky 绘制导航图:
an uncharted coastline未经探测的海岸线
chart1/tʃɑrt; tʃɑːt/n [C] 1 a drawing, set of numbers, GRAPH etc that shows information 图﹐图表: The chart shows last year's sales. 这张图表显示了去年的销售情况。2 the charts [plural 复数] the official list of the most popular songs, produced each week〔流行歌曲每周〕排行榜 3 a map, especially of the sea or stars 海图﹔星位图
chart2v [T] 1 to record information about something over a period of time 记录〔某事在一段时间内的情况〕: Teachers chart each student's progress through the year. 老师们记录下每个学生在一年里的进展情况。2 to make a map of an area of land, sea, or sky 绘制…的地图[海图﹐航空图]