穩(wěn)定

1.…to remain steady/level/unchanged …保持穩(wěn)定，幾乎不變

eg. The rate of …remained steady (fairly level/almost unchanged) during the four years from 1963 to 1967.

2.…to level off (vi.)

eg. After a steady decline for a whole decade, the …rate shows signs of leveling off.

注意：

修飾起伏或穩(wěn)定狀態(tài)的副詞有：

almost fairly 可以用于表達(dá)起伏，穩(wěn)定狀態(tài)的句子中的詞組或句型：

the general situation was not worsening

show indications of improvement

it can be predicted that…

eg. The rate of …remained steady during the four years from 1963 to 1967,and it can be predicted that the general situation was not worsening.

eg. The rate of …remained steady during the four years from 1963 to 1967,showing signs of improvement in …