charting
charting — verb
- chartingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chartings3rd person singular
- chartinging-ing form
- chartingedpast simple
1. showing facts, numbers, or changes by drawing them on a graph, table, or visual
showing facts, numbers, or changes by drawing them on a graph, table, or visual diagram so people can see patterns easily
Matthew is charting last quarter's sales figures for tomorrow's board meeting.
chart + financial data noun
The biology students are charting the height of their bean plants every morning.
chart + measurable noun across time
Élise spent the weekend charting visitor numbers from the museum's three branches.
A digital dashboard is charting rainfall across every county in real time.
文法句型
chart + noun (data, growth, results)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, team, or software tool; object is data that can be plotted as points, bars, or lines.
常見錯誤
2. following something with care over a period and keeping a written or recorded ac
following something with care over a period and keeping a written or recorded account of how it develops
Reema's documentary charts the rise of women's football in West Africa.
chart + the rise/decline of [trend]
The doctor is charting Nkechi's recovery week by week after the surgery.
chart + person's progress
Historians have been charting the slow decline of these coastal villages for decades.
Amihan keeps a small notebook charting her toddler's first words and phrases.
文法句型
chart + abstract noun (rise, decline, journey, history)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 implies recording how something changes over time, often qualitatively, while sense 1 is about plotting numbers on a graph.
3. deciding step by step what someone or a group will do next, often in difficult o
deciding step by step what someone or a group will do next, often in difficult or uncertain conditions, like a captain choosing the safest way across the sea
Sofia is charting a new career path after leaving the law firm last spring.
chart + a [new/different] path
The new mayor is charting a course for the city's housing crisis.
chart + a course for [issue]
Romi and her co-founders spent two days charting the startup's next six months.
The committee is charting a careful way forward after last year's scandal.
文法句型
chart + course/path/route/way
用法筆記
Object is almost always 'course', 'path', 'route', 'way', or 'direction'. Subject is usually a leader, team, or organization facing a decision.
常見錯誤
4. of a song or album, appearing on an official weekly list of the most-bought or m
of a song or album, appearing on an official weekly list of the most-bought or most-played records
Shirin's debut single is charting at number three across most of Europe.
chart at + [position]
The band's new album is charting strongly in Australia and New Zealand.
chart + adverb of strength
Gabriel's old jazz track is suddenly charting again after appearing in a film.
Few rock songs have been charting in the top ten this summer.
文法句型
[song/album] + charts (at number N)
用法筆記
Subject must be a recording (song, single, album, track). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 4 is intransitive and only used in the music industry.
常見錯誤
charting — noun
1. a picture made of lines, bars, or numbers in a table that helps people see facts
a picture made of lines, bars, or numbers in a table that helps people see facts or amounts at a glance
Lan drew a colourful chart of her family's electricity use each month.
a chart of + [data set]
The teacher pinned a large chart showing the planets in order of size.
a chart showing + [content]
Please look at the chart on page 14 before the meeting starts.
Emily added a simple pie chart to the front page of her report.
文法句型
a chart of [data]
a chart showing [data]
用法筆記
Often appears as a compound: 'pie chart', 'bar chart', 'flow chart', 'line chart'. Subject in textbook captions is usually 'a chart shows / displays / illustrates X'.
常見錯誤
2. a careful map of the sea, the sky, or another large area, used mainly to help pi
a careful map of the sea, the sky, or another large area, used mainly to help pilots, sailors, or astronomers find their way
Captain Christopher unrolled an old paper chart of the southern coast.
a chart of + [coast/sea region]
The pilot checked the chart twice before turning towards the mountains.
Esteban inherited a beautiful star chart from his great-grandfather.
Modern fishing boats use electronic charts instead of large folded paper ones.
文法句型
a chart of [region]
用法筆記
Different from sense 1: sense 2 is specifically a navigational map (sea, air, sky), not a data diagram. Often modified by 'nautical', 'star', 'weather', 'celestial'.
3. a weekly published list, usually called 'the charts', that ranks songs or albums
a weekly published list, usually called 'the charts', that ranks songs or albums by how much they have sold or how often they have been played
Justin's first single went straight to the top of the charts in two countries.
go to the top of the charts
Mira spends every Friday morning checking the new pop charts on her phone.
The album stayed in the charts for eighteen weeks last year.
Three of Pedro's songs are climbing the charts this month.
- rankings
more general; works for sports and films too
- hit parade
older, slightly dated word for the same idea
文法句型
the charts
top of the charts
用法筆記
Almost always plural: 'the charts'. Common verbs: 'top', 'climb', 'enter', 'leave', 'stay in'. Different from sense 1 (data diagram) because it always refers to music rankings.