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proportion

noun
/prəˈpɔːʃn/
/prəˈpɔːrʃn/
Idioms
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    part of whole部分

  1. [countable + singular or plural verb] a part or share of a whole部分;份额
    • Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
    • Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.壤土是由大约等份的黏土、沙和粉砂合成的。
    • The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.习惯吸烟的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。
    • A significant proportion of the books have been translated from other languages.很大一部分书是从其他语言翻译过来的。
    • A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain.美国人上大学的比例大于英国。
    Grammar Point proportionproportion
    • If proportion is used with an uncountable or a singular noun, the verb is generally singular:proportion 与不可数名词或单数名词连用时,动词一般用单数:
      • A proportion of the land is used for agriculture.一部分土地作农用。
    • If the proportion of is used with a plural countable noun, or a singular noun that represents a group of people, the verb is usually singular, but with a (large, small, etc.) proportion of a plural verb is often used, especially in British English:
      • The proportion of small cars on America’s roads is increasing.美国公路上小型车的比例在逐渐增加。
      • A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。
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    Extra Examples
    • The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.这幅图表说明了政府开支在国民收入中所占的比重。
    • The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.劳动力中非熟练工人的人数正在减少。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • appreciable
    • considerable
    • good
    verb + proportion
    • calculate
    • estimate
    • express something as
    proportion + verb
    • grow
    • increase
    • rise
    See full entry
  2. relationship关系

  3. [uncountable] the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc.比例;倍数关系 synonym ratio
    • proportion of something to something The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years.近年来,这个学院的男女学生比例出现了剧变。
    • in the proportion… The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1.基本成分是石灰石和黏土,比例为 2:1。
    • in proportion to something The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width.这房间的长度比宽度大很多。
    Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions描述分数和份额
      • According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示,学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。
      • One in five hours is/​are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。
      • Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time.社交约占休闲时间的20%。
      • Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。
      • Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。
      • The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。
      • The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。
    note at halfsynonyms at consistlanguage bank at expect, fall, illustrate, increase
    Extra Examples
    • The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.汽车的性能越好,保险费用就越高。
    • The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.这个地区的人口在膨胀,而野生生物的数量却在减少。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • correct
    • direct
    • inverse
    verb + proportion
    • keep something in
    preposition
    • in proportion (to)
    • out of proportion (to)
    • proportion of something to something
    phrases
    • be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion
    • be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion
    • a sense of proportion
    See full entry
  4. [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the correct relationship in size, degree, importance, etc. between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole正确的比例;均衡;匀称
    • in proportion (to something) You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion.你的前景人物画得不合比例。
    • out of proportion (with something) The head is out of proportion with the body.头部和身体不成比例。
    • an impressive building with fine proportions比例协调的雄伟建筑物
    • There is an entrance hall of perfect proportions, twice as long as it is wide.有一处比例堪称完美的门廊,长是宽的两倍。
    • (figurative) Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).事有轻重缓急之分,这要常记在心。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • correct
    • direct
    • inverse
    verb + proportion
    • keep something in
    preposition
    • in proportion (to)
    • out of proportion (to)
    • proportion of something to something
    phrases
    • be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion
    • be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion
    • a sense of proportion
    See full entry
  5. size/shape大小;形状

  6. proportions
    [plural] the measurements of something; its size and shape面积;体积;规模;程度
    • This method divides the task into more manageable proportions.这个方法把要完成的任务划分成较易操作的步骤。
    • a food shortage that could soon reach crisis proportions可能会很快达到危机程度的粮食短缺
    • a room of fairly generous proportions相当宽敞的屋子
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • biblical
    • enormous
    • epic
    verb + proportions
    • reach
    See full entry
  7. mathematics数学

  8. [uncountable] the equal relationship between two pairs of numbers, as in the statement ‘4 is to 8 as 6 is to 12’等比关系;比例
  9. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’.
Idioms
keep something in proportion
  1. to react to something in a sensible way and not think it is worse or more serious than it really is恰当地处事;看待事物恰如其分
    • The problem of hooliganism should be kept in proportion. Only a small number of young people act in this way.流氓问题要保持比例。只有一小部分年轻人这样做。
out of (all) proportion (to something)
  1. larger, more serious, etc. in relation to something than is necessary or appropriate不相称;不协调
    • They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.他们挣的工资与其能力不相称。
    • The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.媒体大肆渲染这件事。
    Extra Examples
    • The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.计划的成本与现有的预算不成比例。
    • The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.问题被过分夸大了。

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