与“下降”有关 (1)see/witness a downward trend:呈现出下降的趋势 The prices of food witnessed a downward trend. 食品价格呈下降趋势。 (2)see an opposite trend: 呈现出相反的趋势 In contrast, the cost of furniture and equipment saw an opposite trend. 相比之下,家具和设备的费用则呈现出相反的趋势。 (3)drop swiftly to:快速下降至…… The interest rate dropped swiftly/steeply to 3.1%。 利率迅速下降到3.1%。 (4)plummet to: 骤降至…… European car sales plummet to twenty-year low. 欧洲汽车销量暴跌到20年来的新低。 (5)bottom out: 降至最低点,停止恶化(除了表达降至最低点并维持平稳的意思,还隐指此后可能有所上升) Asia oil prices may bottom out on reduced output. 亚洲油价可能因减产触底反弹。