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- a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram表格; 图表; 曲线图：
the doctor recorded her blood pressure on a chart.
医生将她的血压记录在图表上。
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- （一般作the charts）a weekly listing of the current best-selling pop records每周流行唱片销量榜：
she topped the charts for eight weeks.
她的唱片连续八周名列流行唱片销量榜榜首。
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- a geographical map or plan, especially one used for navigation by sea or air海图; 航空地图。
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- （亦作birth chart或natal chart）Astrology a map, typically circular, showing the positions of the planets in the twelve houses at the time of someone's birth, from which astrologers are said to be able to deduce their character or potential【占星】占星图。
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- with obj. make a map of (an area)制…的地图。
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- plot (a course) on a chart把（航线）标在航空地图（或海图）上：
the pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted
飞行员发现飞机飞在未标入航空地图的路线上
figurative 〈喻〉the poems chart his descent into madness.
那些诗记录了他衰颓直至发疯的过程。
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- （一般作be charted）record on a chart在图上记录。
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- no obj.(of a record) sell enough copies in a particular week to enter the music charts at a particular position（唱片）名列每周销量榜某排名：
the record will probably chart at about No. 74.
这张唱片可能名列每周销量榜第74名左右。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French charte, from Latin charta 'paper， papyrus leaf' （see CARD1）.