在雅思写作小作文的考试中，经常会用到很多描述trend的词汇，你需要根据图表上的数据去描述趋势，有时候还会碰到需要描述流程的题目，为了能让小伙伴们在task 1中。更加地得心应手，今天小编就来给大家总结一波，描述“trends”的词汇。

　　Verbs to describe an upward trend

　　描述上升趋势的动词

　　以下这些动词可以用来描述上升的趋势：

　　climb (过去时: climbed)

　　go up (过去时: went up)

　　grow (过去时: grew)

　　increase (过去时: increased)

　　jump (过去时: jumped)

　　rise (过去时: rose)

　　rocket (过去时: rocketed)

　　例句:

　　The number of enrolments increased significantly between 2005 and 2010.

　　Production rose from 800 units in May to 1000 units the following month.

　　Verbs to describe a downward trend

　　描述下降趋势的动词

　　以下这些动词可以用来描述下降的趋势：

　　decline (过去时: declined)

　　decrease (过去时: decreased)

　　drop (过去时: dropped)

　　fall (过去时:fell)

　　go down (过去时: went down)

　　plummet (过去时:plummeted) = to fall or drop suddenly in amount or value

　　plunge (过去时: plunged) = to fall or drop suddenly in amount or value

　　例句:

　　Prices of Model X dropped significantly once Model Y became available on the market.

　　Company profits decreased in 2013 by 15%.

　　Words and phrases used

　　to describe a stable trend

　　描述平稳趋势的词汇表达

　　以下表达可以用来描述平稳的趋势：

　　maintain (过去时：maintained)

　　remain (过去时：remained)

　　stay (过去时：stayed)

　　constant

　　stable

　　steady

　　unchanged

　　Adverbs used when describing trends

　　描述趋势的副词

　　以下副词可以用来描述趋势：

　　sharply, rapidly, quickly, steeply

　　considerably

　　significantly, substantially

　　steadily, gradually, moderately

　　slightly, slowly

　　Nouns used when describing trends

　　描述趋势的名词

　　以下名词可以用来描述趋势：

　　decline

　　decrease

　　dip (a momentarily small drop in the level of something)

　　drop

　　fall

　　fluctuation (= an irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation)

　　growth

　　increase

　　peak (= the highest point)

　　rise

　　slump (= a severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something)

　　variation (= a change or difference in condition, amount, or level)

　　Quick IELTS Academic Writing Tips when describing trends

　　描述趋势的一些备考建议

　　Do not describe every small upwards or downwards movement. You need to look at the important trends or characteristics and give a general overview.

　　不要描述每一个上升或者下降的趋势，烤鸭们应该关注整体的一个趋势变化还有特征。

　　You will normally use verbs in the past tense when describing trends though always look for dates to confirm which tense to use.

　　描述趋势时，通常要用到动词的过去时，但也要关注题目中的日期确保时态的正确使用。

　　Do not write about things that do not appear in the graph. You shouldn't give an opinion, just describe the information that appears.

　　不要写没有在图表中体现的内容。也不用写观点，客观描述信息即可。