proportion 英 [prəˈpɔ:ʃn] 　 美 [prəˈpɔrʃn]

proportion

proportion　 英 [prəˈpɔ:ʃn] 美 [prəˈpɔrʃn]

n. 比例，占比　

进行时:proportioning　 过去式:proportioned　 过去分词:proportioned　 第三人称单数:proportions　 名词复数:proportions　

Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.　水覆盖了地球表面的大部份。
The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.　经常吸烟者的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。

  • Proportion is about balance and how things fit together harmoniously. For example "That hound dog's tiny legs look out of proportion to that big fat body."
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  • n. 比例，占比

  • 1. Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.

    水覆盖了地球表面的大部份。

  • 2. The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.

    经常吸烟者的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。

  • 3. The room is very long in proportion to its width.

    这房间的长度比宽度大很多。

  • 4. The head is out of proportion with the body.

    头部和身体不成比例。

  • 5. an impressive building with fine proportions

    比例谐调的雄伟建筑物

  • 6. a room of fairly generous proportions

    相当宽敞的屋子

  • proportion (n.) late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size, extent; compartative relation in size, degree, number, etc.," from Old French proporcion "measure, proportion" (13c.), from Latin proportionem (nominative proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" (see pro-) + ablative of *partio "division," related to pars "a part, piece, a share, a division" (from PIE root *pere- (2) "to grant, allot"). Phrase out of proportion attested by 1670s.
  • proportion (v.) "to adjust or regulate the proportions of," late 14c., from proportion (n.) and in part from Middle French proporcioner and directly from Medieval Latin proportionare. Related: Proportioned; proportioning.
pro·por·tion ★ AWL / prəˈpɔːʃn ; NAmE prəˈpɔːrʃn / noun part of whole 部份 1 ★ [countable + singular or plural verb ] a part or share of a whole 部份；份额 ◆ Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface. 水覆盖了地球表面的大部份。 ◆ 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. 经常吸烟者的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。 ◆ 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。 relationship 关系 2 ★ [uncountable ] proportion(of sth to sth) the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc. 比例；倍数关系 SYN ratio ◆ 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。 ◆ 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。 ◆ The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to)its width. 这房间的长度比宽度大很多。 3 ★ [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 ◆ You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion. 你的前景人物画得不合比例。 ◆ The head is out of proportion withthe body. 头部和身体不成比例。 ◆ an impressive building with fine proportions 比例谐调的雄伟建筑物 ◆ 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。 size/shape 大小；形状 4 proportions [plural ] the measurements of sth; 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为易于操作的步骤。 ◆ 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 mathematics 数学 5 [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 IDIOMS ˌkeep sth in proˈportion to react to sth 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 out of (all) proˈportion (to sth) larger, more serious, etc. in relation to sth than is necessary or appropriate 不相称；不谐调 ◆ 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。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 proportion ■ If proportionis 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 isused for agriculture. 一部份土地作农用。 ■ If the proportion ofis 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 ofa plural verb is often used, especially in BrE. *the proportion of 与复数可数名词或单数集合名词连用时，动词通常为单数；但如果是 a （large、small 等） proportion of，则常用复数动词，尤其在英式英语中： ◆ The proportion of small cars on America’s roads isincreasing. 美国公路上小型车的比例在逐渐增加。 ◆ A high proportion of five-year-olds haveteeth in poor condition 五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。 . LANGUAGE BANK 用语库 proportion Describing fractions and proportions 描述分数和份额 ■ According to this pie chart, a third ofstudents' 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 fivehours 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/ comprisesabout 20% of leisure time. 社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。 ■ Students spend twice as muchtime 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 manyhours 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 thanthe figure for reading. 玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。 ■ The largest proportion oftime is spent playing computer games. 大部份时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。 ■ ➱ note at half ■ ➱ Language Banks at expect, fall, illustrate, increase proportion proportions proportioned proportioning pro·por·tion / prəˈpɔːʃn ; NAmE prəˈpɔːrʃn /
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