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779. Fluctuate - Word Families - English Vocabulary - Fluctuate / Fluctuation / Fluctuating

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2023. 3. 1.
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Fluctuate : 변동을 거든하다, 등락을 거듭하다
Fluctuation : 변동, 파동, 요동, 동요
Fluctuating : 변동이 있는, 동요하는, 오르내리는

 

 

1)
something fluctuates, it changes continuosly between on level and another or between one thing and another
the price of oil fluctuates according to the geopolitical world position
my weight tends to fluctuate, I go on diet and I lose lots of weight and then I give it up and start eating like crazy
house prices are fluctuating, they're going up and down
temperature fluctuates greatly beteewn morning and evening
to rise and fall irregularly in number or anounts
the number of tourists that come her every year fluctuates.
when you are ill, your body temperature can fluctuate, it goes up an down 
this is talking about something that changes quite a lot or in quite an irregular way
to fluctuate, to very irregularlly swing
to undulate
to waver backwards and forwards
his opinion seems to fluctuate, sometimes he's strongly in favor of this and other times he is strongly against it
fluctuation, there is a fluctuation in the price
this job fluctuates between easy and sometimes absolutely impossible

 

 

2)
this word can be often used for the things like stocks and shares where something fluctuates or an exchange rate or the temperature
fluctuating prices
a fluctuation, a variation
an oscillation, a shift
a movement, a change
something is fluctuating, it goes up and down
the price of vegetables fluctuates according to the season
fluctuation in share price
it fluctuates from moment to moment

 

 

3)
you could also use this meaning, to rise and fall
the ship fluctuated in the rough weather
it's possible but I think it's much more unlikely
fluctuation, shifting backwards and forwards
up and down

 


Formality : 6

 

 

 

 

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