one part of something larger 部分 a substantial/significant portion of the population 人口中的一大部分／重要部分 Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books. 购书只占预算的一小部分。 The central portion of the bridge collapsed. 桥的中段坍塌了。 You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other. 把票的这一部分交给检票员，另一部分自己留着。 She could recite large portions of Shakespeare. 她能背诵莎士比亚的大部分作品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- huge
- …
- make up
- take up
- portion of
an amount of food that is large enough for one person （食物的）一份，一客 a generous portion of meat 一大份肉 She cut the cake into six small portions. 她把蛋糕切成了六小份。 You should eat several portions of fruit a day. 你每天都要吃几份水果。 Do you serve children’s portions? 你们供应儿童量（小份）的餐食吗？ This particular type of fish has less than 200 calories per portion. 这种特殊类型的鱼每份含有不到200卡路里的热量。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb2Divide the mixture into individual portions and place them on a baking tray. 将混合物分成几份，放在烤盘上。 He ordered a double portion of ham and eggs. 他点了两份火腿和鸡蛋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- generous
- large
- …
- eat
- portion of
- divide something into portions
- [usually singular]
a part of something that is shared with other people 分享的部分；分担的责任 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- huge
- …
- make up
- take up
- portion of
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’.