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v./n. Ascend (ascended) v. Grow (grew) v. An upward/downward trend n. 4. 急劇上升: Jump (jumped) v. Surge (surged) v./n. Shoot up (shot up) v. Soar (soared) v. 5. 下降: Decline v./n. Dip v. Fall v./n. Decrease v./n. Drop v./n. Descend v. Sink v. 6. 急劇 下降: Plummet Plunge 7. 由 … 組成: (常用在主體段開頭第一句話,來概括組成部分 ) Be made up of Be posed of Consist of Comprise/be prised of .: Other workers’ salaries saw a fall from 28% in 1981 to only 15% of spending in 2020. The figure for the US dipped to only 4% for much of this period, which was the lowest in the figures for these countries. .: Expenditure on resources such as books had increased to 20% by 1991 before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period. The consumption of chicken showed an upward trend, exceeding that of lamb in 1980. .: The spending on research and development soared to million pounds in 1990. .: The average price of tennis racquets plummeted to 79 pounds in 1990. .: Households that consisted of only one parent or a single adult were less likely to be poor. 3 8. 穩(wěn) 定在一個水平上: Level off at Stabilise at Level out at Reached a plateau at Hover at Remain stable at 9. 波動: Fluctuate v. Fluctuat