Grain prices fluctuate with the seasons.
粮食价格随着季节波动。
Eric fluctuated between hopes and fears.
埃里克在希望和恐惧中徘徊。
Tom's weight fluctuates wildly.
汤姆的体重起伏很大。
The stock market tends to fluctuate wildly during times of economic uncertainty.
股市在经济不稳定时期往往会大幅波动。
Her mood fluctuates from day to day, making it hard to predict her behavior.
她的情绪每天都在变化,很难预料她的行为。
The temperature in this region can fluctuate quite a bit between summer and winter.
这个地区的气温在夏季和冬季之间有很大波动。
The price of oil fluctuates greatly depending on global supply and demand.
石油价格受全球供应和需求影响而大幅波动。
Blood sugar levels can fluctuate significantly for people with diabetes.
糖尿病患者的血糖水平会有很大的波动。
The number of visitors to the park fluctuates depending on the season.
公园的游客人数会随着季节而波动。
The economy is currently experiencing fluctuations as businesses adapt to the pandemic.
经济目前正经历波动,因为企业正在适应疫情。
The sea level has been
fluctuating over centuries due to climate change.
几个世纪以来,海平面由于气候变化而波动。
Her weight fluctuates between 120 and 130 pounds, depending on what she eats.
她的体重在120磅到130磅之间波动,这取决于她的饮食。
The electricity rates tend to fluctuate based on the time of day and demand.
电价往往根据一天中的时间和需求波动。
There was a slight fluctuation in brain activity.
他的大脑活动也有轻微的波动。
Stable operation of the grid plays a key role in dealing with the fluctuating output of intermittent energy sources, he said.
他说,电网的稳定运行在应对间歇性能源输出的波动方面发挥着关键作用。
Alex Haigh, general manager of Brand Finance, said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, liquor brands were all faced with a difficult situation, including fluctuating demand caused by the lockdowns of countries worldwide.
品牌金融总经理亚历克斯·黑格表示,在新冠肺炎大流行期间,酒类品牌都面临着困难局面,包括全球各国封锁导致的需求波动。
For instance, most of cross-border merchants regard the fluctuating exchange rate as one of the major risks.
例如,大多数跨境商户将汇率波动视为主要风险之一。
"Even if China is flexing its regulatory muscles and COVID-19 infection rates fluctuate, equities are not likely to suffer if the economic recovery continues," said Luca Paolini, chief strategist of Pictet Asset Management, a Swiss firm.
瑞士财富管理公司(Pictet Asset Management)首席策略师卢卡·帕奥利尼(Luca Paolini)表示:“即便中国正在展现其监管能力,且新冠感染率起伏不定,只要经济复苏持续,股市就可能不会遭受打击。”
"Wufangzhai focuses on making seasonal food, and its sales often fluctuate with seasons.
五芳斋专注于制作季节性食品,其销售量经常随季节变化而波动。
As long-term institutional and strategic investors are the major investors in the GDRs, the prices of the insurer's GDR and shares on the other two bourses will not fluctuate significantly.
A number of external factors such as global economic uncertainties will lead to rising risk aversion among investors, causing global gold prices to continue fluctuating during the second half, Song said.
Exporting enables us to take advantage of fluctuating economies and exchange rates.
For the second half of this year, the company has planned crude oil production of 148 million barrels of oil equivalent as oil prices may fluctuate at a low level, the company said.
Oil prices through the rest of the year will fluctuate at a mid-low level, it said.
The prices of oil and gas are fluctuating.
"It is normal for the scale of foreign investment to fluctuate.
Notably, there are some highlights in economic operations this year, characterized by fluctuating recovery, deviations from traditional economic recovery patterns, notable economic disparities, and a stark contrast between macroeconomic and microeconomic perceptions.
Chen Yi, chief engineer and chief economist of CREC4's project management department, said the builders faced challenges such as torrential rains, fluctuating weather, and mountains, valleys and complex geological formations along the line.
Such concerns are somewhat overplayed, because trade data fluctuate greatly from month to month.
Falling food prices and fluctuating energy prices are mainly responsible for the drop of the CPI.
Luo Zuoxian, head of intelligence and research at the Sinopec Economics and Development Research Institute, said massive amounts of flexible electricity supplies will become increasingly important for the grid as renewable power capacity in China continues to grow and the stable operation of the grid plays a key role in dealing with the fluctuating output of intermittent energy sources.
Considering that economic data in October may fluctuate, we do not rule out the possibility that additional financial policies, such as further cuts to loan prime rates, the market-based benchmark lending rates of China, may be launched," said Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Banking Corp. Wang Hao, a senior macroeconomic analyst, said the first batch of special local government bonds issued in advance is likely to be in place at the end of the fourth quarter.
Compared with the fluctuating overseas market, the pace of domestic economic recovery in China is relatively steady, and various deterministic factors with the policy of stabilizing growth as the main focus are expected to support the continued improvement of the domestic economy in the fourth quarter, said Wu Mengyin, senior analyst of commodity strategy at Research Institute of Orient Futures.
Looking ahead, Zheng expects consumer prices may fluctuate in August, and the rise in CPI may struggle to surpass 3 percent year-on-year during the month.
So, the odds are high that global commodity prices will fluctuate at a high level in the following months, he said.
"We expect the PMI will continue to stay in the expansion territory, and the readings may fluctuate or rise slowly.
Combined with the accelerated recovery in consumption, the nonfood CPI may fluctuate at a high level.
It will be difficult for the renminbi exchange rate against the US dollar to continue to strengthen in 2022, and it should mainly fluctuate between 6.2 and 6.7.
Although they will fluctuate with market changes, they remain generally stable, and won't fluctuate as much as the maritime shipping market.
The rigid on-grid power price mechanism, under which the power price is allowed to fluctuate only within a certain range, exacerbated the power shortage as coal-fired power plants have little incentives to produce in light of soaring coal prices.
The current carbon price has been fluctuating between a high of 58.7 yuan ($9.11) on Aug 4, and a low of 41.84 yuan on Sept 9.
Prices will fluctuate at a high level, industry experts observed.
Li told a news conference in Beijing that while some economic indicators' growth rate may fluctuate in some months due to the low base effect, the average growth rate of 2020 and 2021 taken together is set to remain steady.
Given the fluctuating COVID-19 pandemic and the fragile recovery of the world economy, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reiterated during the meeting that BRICS members need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to jointly boost economic recovery.
Chinese currency, the yuan, also known as the renminbi, will fluctuate in a wide range against the US dollar, trading at about 6.4 this year.
"Despite the recent rapid rise in the prices of bulk commodities such as steel and nonferrous metals being restrained by government policies, the prices are still fluctuating at high levels, and the impact on the efficiency of the machinery industry continues," he said.
Liang said lingering high-level commodity prices, and a lack of hedging against risks caused by fluctuating exchange rates, also pose challenges to the healthy operations of China's trading enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.
The pressure of renminbi depreciation will increase in the second half of this year, but the trend will continue to fluctuate in both directions, the institutes said.
To cope with anticipated heightened pressure in the second half of this year due to increasing commodity prices, skyrocketing shipping costs and a fluctuating foreign exchange rate, Beifa Group, a leading stationery and office supplies manufacturer based in Ningbo, has adopted a strategy used by many other export-oriented companies.
"Under the influence of multiple factors, the exchange rate of the RMB has been fluctuating either way since the beginning of the year," he said.
The transaction price for trading will be able to fluctuate by a maximum of 10 percent according to the closing price on the previous trading day, with the minimum declaration amount for bulk trading set at 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and the fluctuation range of the transaction price set at 30 percent.
The exchange rate against the US dollar may fluctuate in both directions within a certain range, Qu said.
Wu Chaoming, chief economist at Chasing Securities, said this round of commodity price increases may reach a high in the third quarter, and then the price will fluctuate at a high level.
However, the value of investments and any income will fluctuate, which may partly be the result of exchange rate fluctuations, and investors may not get back the full amount invested.
The rate in the United States has been fluctuating below 10 percent for most of the last decade before spiking to double digits in the COVID-19 crisis.
However, since the demand rebound this year is not so strong as it was in the second half of last year, steel prices are likely to fluctuate, but at high levels, throughout the year, he said.
Wu Chaoming, deputy head of the Chasing Institute under Chasing Securities, said that China's CPI is unlikely to turn negative and will likely fluctuate between zero and 1 percent in the coming months as the continuous economic recovery and resumption of business activities in the services sector will help shore up consumer prices and offset the negative effects of falling food prices.
It is expected that in the fourth quarter, driven by the recovery of infrastructure and consumption, the PMI will be in an upward cycle as a whole, fluctuating around 51.
However, renewable energy sources are not fit for dispatch due to their fluctuating nature, making electricity supply an issue during peak times or extreme weather.
"As an 'energy transporter' and 'stabilizer' for new energy sources, energy storage can make up for the intermittent and fluctuating characteristics of new energy sources, solving issues related to the high proportion of nonfossil energy sources and the large-scale integration into new power systems," he said during the new energy storage industry high-quality development forum held in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Thursday.
However, efforts are still required to make sure renewable energies are reliable sources of power, due to the fluctuating nature of new energy resources, he said.
The loss will come amid a protracted sales downtrend in China's property market, a decline in the gross profit margins of listed real estate companies and a fluctuating foreign exchange market, Country Garden said in its filing.
He said the intermittent, fluctuating or unstable nature of new energy sources also poses challenges to oil and gas extraction.
The survey predicted the index would fluctuate at a low level in the future, given that high temperatures and unfavorable weather conditions in multiple regions affect road transportation.
It predicted that the index is likely to fluctuate at a low level in the future, given that high temperatures and unfavorable weather conditions in multiple regions will affect road transportation.
These measures, Liu said, have helped mitigate the intermittent, random and fluctuating nature of new energy sources and strengthened their role in ensuring stable power supply.
"My mood started to fluctuate with the catches made by fishermen.
The development of a new energy system will be bolstered by better policy management and technological advancements, as highly fluctuating renewable energy sources connect to the grid, posing challenges for stable power generation, experts said.
Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factorsChina's coal import surge from last year's low base during the first quarter this year is unlikely to continue in the months to come, as the import volume may fluctuate or show a decreasing trend amid the rise of renewable energy as a share of overall energy consumption, industry experts said on Friday after crunching the latest data.
China's coal imports may fluctuate or show a declining trend as the government has also been accelerating the development and utilization of clean energy and increasing the proportion of renewable energy in energy consumption, he said.
Fluctuating power output by renewable energies, including solar and wind power, will have negative impacts on the operation and scheduling of the power grid.
"As renewable power capacity in China continues to grow, a huge amount of flexible electricity supplies will become increasingly important for the grid, to deal with the fluctuating output of intermittent energy sources and to keep operations stable.
"The rollout of massive new energy projects in desert areas helps boost the development of pumped-storage hydroelectricity and battery energy storage systems to abate the fluctuating output from intermittent energy sources like solar and wind, and also helps provide better energy storage modalities," Lin said.
With the economy facing downward pressure burdened by slowing external demand and fluctuating domestic demand, stabilizing real estate investment as soon as possible is key to keeping economic activity on a steady track and achieving various development targets this year.
Yi Yuechun, deputy director-general of the institute, said PSH can abate the fluctuating output of intermittent energy sources like solar and wind power as well as provide energy reservations, making it essential to new energy development as China transitions to a greener economy.
Yi Yuechun, deputy director-general of the institute, said pumped storage hydropower can abate the fluctuating output of intermittent energy sources like solar and wind power as well as provide energy reservation, making it essential to new energy's development as China is transitioning to a greener economy.
So when food prices fluctuate sharply, the impact it has on inflation will be relatively low.
China should continuously step up domestic oil and gas exploration and exploitation to cope with fluctuating oil prices and ensure sufficient oil and gas supply, analysts said.
Under the guideline, prices of coal-fired power can fluctuate within a range of 20 percent, compared with the former ceiling of 10 percent and floor of 15 percent.
根据该指导方针,燃煤电力价格可在20%的范围内波动,相比之下,此前的上限为10%,下限为15%。
These represented the first set of transactions after the government announced prices of coal-fired power can fluctuate within a range of 20 percent, compared with the former ceiling of 10 percent and floor of 15 percent.
这些交易标志着政府宣布燃煤电价可在20%范围内浮动之后的第一批交易,相较于此前上下限分别为10%和15%。
Market-based electricity transaction prices will fluctuate within a range of 20 percent in either direction, compared with the current ceiling of 10 percent and the floor of 15 percent, said Wan Jinsong, director of the commission's Department of Price.
国家发改委价格司司长万劲松表示,市场化电力交易电价将在现有上限10%、下限15%的基础上,上下浮动范围均扩大至20%。
The government's move to widen the range within which power prices can fluctuate demonstrates that the authorities are sticking with power price reform, "which we believe is a positive action to ensure and balance the interests of more sectors across the country", added Wei.
政府扩大电力价格浮动范围之举,表明其坚持推进电价改革,“我们认为这是确保并平衡全国更多行业利益的积极行动”,魏补充道。
Power storage provides uninterrupted supply, maintains an efficient power flow and is more than ever prominent in China's transition to green energy, although renewable power sources can fluctuate with weather conditions, he said.
他指出,储能系统能够提供不间断供电,保障电力高效传输,在中国向绿色能源转型的过程中愈发重要。尽管可再生能源会随天气条件波动,但储能恰好能弥补这一短板。
According to the NDRC price-monitoring center, international oil prices may continue to fluctuate in the short term.
国家发改委价格监测中心认为,短期内国际油价可能持续波动。
While the average office utilization rate in Asia-Pacific slightly improved to 49 percent in May, the pace of the return to the office varied across the region and is likely to fluctuate despite the economic recovery.
尽管亚洲太平洋地区办公室的平均使用率在五月份略微提升至49%,但区域内各处重返办公室的进度参差不齐,且即便在经济复苏的情况下,这一比例仍可能波动。
The effect of heavy rain and floods on China's grain supply will be limited, and the country's overall grain prices will not fluctuate wildly, the country's top economic regulator said on Tuesday.
中国国家最高经济管理部门于本周二表示,强降雨与洪涝对中国粮食供应的影响将较为有限,且全国粮食价格不会出现大幅波动。
Despite the trade growth registered in the first six months, the future is not entirely rosy for foreign trade firms as they are faced with challenges including fluctuating exchange rates, rising transport costs and higher raw material prices, analysts said.
尽管上半年外贸增长势头明显,但分析人士指出,对于外贸企业来说,未来并非全然乐观。它们正面临着汇率波动、运输成本攀升以及原材料价格上涨等一系列挑战。
The new route will see at least one to two journeys a month, which is good news given that ocean shipping costs have been fluctuating since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic but always remaining much higher than railway freight.
新航线将确保每月至少有一到两次航行,这在新冠疫情爆发以来海运成本持续波动、且始终远高于铁路货运成本的背景下,无疑是个好消息。
Chinese foreign trade enterprises may face surging pressure in the second half of this year, due to increasing commodity prices, skyrocketing shipping costs and a fluctuating foreign exchange rate, industry experts said.
业内人士表示,由于大宗商品价格上涨、海运成本飙升以及汇率波动等因素,中国外贸企业今年下半年或将面临巨大压力。
"The fluctuating foreign exchange rate also makes our contracts more risky," said Li Xiansheng, general manager of the Africa business of Aux Group, an air-conditioner manufacturer.
“外汇汇率的波动也使我们的合同风险增大,”空调制造商奥克斯集团非洲业务总经理李先声表示。
Even though the export front remains difficult and unable to support many Chinese machinery makers on account of the fluctuating COVID-19 pandemic, a number of major projects and policy measures to promote the new dual-circulation development paradigm will help stabilize the growth of China's machinery industry.
尽管出口方面仍然困难重重,无法支持许多中国机械制造商,因为COVID-19大流行的影响不断波动,但一些重大项目和政策措施将有助于推动新的双循环发展模式,从而稳定中国机械工业的增长。
But, prices fluctuate significantly at the same time as no substantial progress has been made in improving the pricing mechanisms of the raw materials.
但是,价格大幅波动的同时,原材料定价机制的改进并未取得实质性进展。
Overseas mining assets that Chinese companies own produce and export to China limited amount of mineral ores used for steel production, while at the same time, as no substantial progress has been made in improving the pricing mechanisms of the raw materials, prices fluctuate significantly.
中国企业在海外拥有的矿业资产所生产的并向中国出口的用于钢铁生产的矿物矿石数量有限,同时,由于在改善原材料定价机制方面未取得实质性进展,价格波动较大。
Analysts said that the recent rainy weather has driven hydroelectric generation to increase and some UHV equipment has been overhauled to resume power transmission, causing daily coal consumption of thermal power plants in coastal areas to fluctuate and decline, therefore the intention of coal procurement by electrical companies was lowered.
Prices for imported iron ore kept increasing since early April after a slump at the end of March, before fluctuating in recent days.
According to the commission, natural gas prices in the country rapidly fluctuate, as China lacks gas storage facilities.
Their profit margins should remain fairly stable even with fluctuating crude oil prices.
It is also important for the drug prices to fluctuate within a normal range as a reflection of the dynamics of market forces to avoid such malicious manipulation, Shan added.
Coal prices which are jointly decided by fixed midterm and long-term contracts and fluctuating benchmark prices have remained stable and were in a reasonable range in the past few years, he explained.
In the first half, those two factors did not fluctuate much, and the major factor was the main business of carriers, an industry expert said.
Once an epidemic occurs, the pig market in China will fluctuate violently," explained Qiu Jiahui, vice-president of Wellhope responsible for the pig and broiler sectors.
Online searches for hair care and hair growth products fluctuate through the year.
在线搜索护发和促进头发生长的产品的需求量会在一年中有所波动。
China's coal industry saw reasonably fluctuating prices and increased profitability in 2018, thanks to basically balanced supply and demand, according to a report issued by the China National Coal Association on Friday.
- China's coal supply and demand was basically balanced last year, with prices fluctuating within a reasonable range, an industry report showed.
Though steel prices have been fluctuating, they have been maintaining a strong upward momentum," she said, adding the center's indexes for composite steel prices, long steel prices and flat steel prices for the third quarter rose by 5.2 percent, 8.4 per-cent and 2.8 percent respectively over the second quarter.
"Women undergo significant physical changes and mood swings due to fluctuating hormone levels during pregnancy and childbirth," said Qin Xinyan, chief medical officer of UFH's postpartum rehabilitation sector.
He noted that despite being in the early stages of development, the industry has not yet reached a mature, stable and healthy state, largely due to the fluctuating prices of upstream materials.
"It is natural for the market to fluctuate in the short term, but fundamentals of segments including NEVs, energy storage and photovoltaics will remain unchanged," Cui said.
"From an industry perspective, it is very common for the share price of listed companies to fluctuate, but investors should pay close attention to the impact of NEV technologies on the listed companies of power batteries," Zhang said.
Without dealers hoovering up profits and advertising costs, once the profit margins are set, the price will fluctuate only according to costs.
It comes after a tough 2018 due to a chill in the country's automotive market and fluctuating tariffs amid trade tensions between China and the United States.
For example, many smart factories need to customize products according to customer needs but it is inevitable that orders will fluctuate," Yang said.
"The cut can boost the onshore foreign currency supply and help support the renminbi's exchange rate, which may fluctuate with a tendency to strengthen," said Ming Ming, chief economist of CITIC Securities.
Although the market will continue to fluctuate before the Chinese Lunar New Year or Spring Festival break from Jan 23 to 27, there is little room for the benchmark indexes to head further south, so investors should seize this opportunity.