the relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two numbers showing how much larger one group is than the other 比率;比例 The school has a very high teacher-student ratio. 这所学校的师生比例很高。 - ratio of A to B
What is the ratio of men to women in the department? 这个部门的男女比例是多少? The ratio of applications to available places currently stands at 100:1. 目前,申请人数和录取名额的比例为 100:1。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementc1Staffing ratios were generally better in smaller hospitals. 小医院的人员配备比通常要好一些。 The hospital is trying to improve its staff/patient ratio. 该医院正努力提高医患比例。 The stock's price-earnings ratio has dropped to 24. 该股票的市盈率已跌至 24。 They have a high ratio of imports to exports. 他们进口对出口的比率很高。 Waist-to-hip ratios vary according to body type. 腰与臀的比例随体型的不同而不同。 We mixed the oil and water in a ratio of one to five. 我们以 1 比 5 的比例混合油和水。 the ratio between the amount of time spent on the work and the profit produced 该工作所花时间与获益之比 the ratio of house prices to incomes 房价与收入之比 the worsening pupil/teacher ratio in our schools 我们学校日趋不合理的师生比例
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘reckoning’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri.