| 单词 | curve |
| 释义 | curve curve /; AmE / noun
ADOPTION CURVE, BELL CURVE, DEMAND CURVE, EXPERIENCE CURVE, J-CURVE, LEARNING CURVE
1 [C] a line on a graph that shows the relationship between two things: the unemployment-income curve (= showing the relationship between the number of unemployed people and national income) ◆ The new range of clothing has made their sales curve steeper.
a flat/shallow/steep curve ◆ a curve flattens/steepens to plot a curve (on a graph)
2 the curve [sing.] the general level of skill, knowledge, etc. that exists in a particular industry or area of activity: We invest a lot in research to try stay ahead of the curve. Their central bank is always behind the curve in its decision-making. |
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