- [countable + singular or plural verb]
the number, amount or rate of something, expressed as if it is part of a total that is 100; a part or share of a whole 百分率;百分比 - percentage of something/somebody
What percentage of the population is/are overweight? 身体超重的人占人口多大的百分比? A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers. 女职员中,兼职工作的人占很高的比例。 a large/small/low percentage 很大/很小/很低的百分比 - as a percentage
The figure is expressed as a percentage. 数字是用百分率表示的。 The results were analysed in percentage terms. 结果是按百分比分析的。 Interest rates are expected to rise by one percentage point (= a unit of one per cent). 利率预计提高一个百分点。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1Tax rates fell by 3.4 percentage points. 税率下降了 3.4 个百分点。 Disabled passengers make up a disproportionate percentage of the cruise company's customers. 游轮公司客户中残疾乘客特别多。 Insurance contributions are paid at a fixed percentage rate on all earnings. 按总收入的固定比率缴纳保险费。 Medical expenditure percentages ranged from 3.9% in Arizona to 9.8% in Delaware. 医疗保健支出比例不一样,亚利桑那州为 3.9%,而特拉华州则达到 9.8%。 That percentage declined to 49.7 in 2006. 2006 年这一比例下降到 49.7%。 The area has a high percentage of unemployed men. 该地区失业率很高。 The disease affects a greater percentage of men than women. 这种疾病更多地是影响男性。 The numbers are relatively low in percentage terms. 从百分比来看,数字相对较低。 This figure can be expressed as a percentage of the total. 这一数字可以用总数的百分比表示。 Unemployment has fallen by two percentage points this month. 本月失业率下降了两个百分点。 What percentage of women own a car? 有车的女性占百分之多少? Young women comprise a large percentage of our clients. 我们的顾客中年轻女性占了很大比例。 the percentage rise in the average salary 平均工资的增长百分比
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- high
- huge
- …
- calculate
- determine
- estimate
- …
- decline
- decrease
- drop
- …
- point
- rate
- figure
- …
- percentage of
- in percentage terms
- on a percentage basis
- percentage of something/somebody
- [countable, usually singular]
a share of the profits of something 利润的分成;提成 He gets a percentage for every car sold. 他每售出一辆车便可得到一份提成。 The artist's agent receives commission on a percentage basis. 艺术家的经纪人按照一定百分比收取佣金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- high
- huge
- …
- calculate
- determine
- estimate
- …
- decline
- decrease
- drop
- …
- point
- rate
- figure
- …
- percentage of
- in percentage terms
- on a percentage basis