“proportion”在英语词典中的解释及翻译

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“proportion”在英语词典中的解释及翻译

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proportionnoun

uk ​ /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ us ​ /prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/

proportion noun (AMOUNT)

C1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole:

Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.
A higher proportion of men are willing to share household responsibilities than used to be the case.
The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.

C2 [ S or U ] the number, amount, or level of one thing when compared to another:

The proportion of women to men at my college was about five to one.
The chart shows how weight increases in proportion to height (= the increase in weight depends on the increase in height).
The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.

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proportion noun (SIZE)

C2 [ C or U ] the correct or most attractive relationship between the size of different parts of the same thing or between one thing and another:

Your legs are very much in proportion to (= the right size for) the rest of your body.
His feet seem very small in proportion to his body.
My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion.
proportions [ plural ]

› the size, shape, or level of something:

a building of elegant proportions
I'm not very good at drawing people - I can never get the proportions right.
humorous She's a woman of generous proportions (= she is fat).
A small worry in the back of your mind can for no apparent reason assume/take on massive proportions in the middle of the night.

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proportion noun (IMPORTANCE)

› [ U ] used in a number of phrases to mean importance and seriousness:

You have to keep a sense of proportion (= the ability to understand what is important and what is not).
I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural, but you've got got to keep it in proportion (= judge correctly its seriousness).

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blow sth out of proportion

(proportion在剑桥高级学习词典和同义词词典的解释 ©剑桥大学出版社)

“proportion”在美式英语词典中的解释及翻译

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proportionnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /prəˈpɔr·ʃən/

› a part or share of the whole, or the relationship between one thing and another in size, amount, or degree:

[ C ] The proportion of the population that is over 65 has been growing.
[ pl ] The occurrence of the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

› Proportion is also the right relationship between one thing and another:

[ U ] His anger was out of all proportion to the offense (= was much too strong).

› art Proportion is also the correct relationship of the parts of a work of art to each other, especially in their size.

› mathematics A proportion is also a equation (= mathematical statement) that shows two ratios (= comparisons) are equal.

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“proportion”在商务英语词典中的解释及翻译

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proportionnoun

uk ​ /prəˈpɔːʃən/ us ​

› [ C ] the number or amount of part of something when compared to the whole:

boost/increase the proportion of sth He pledged to boost the group's proportion of home sales from 5% to 10%.
as a proportion of sth Last year, public spending as a proportion of GDP sank to its lowest since the mid-1960s.
It will take a few years before one will be able to observe equal proportions of men and women in sales management.
a high/large/significant proportion
a low/small proportion

› [ S or U ] the number, amount, or level of one thing when compared to another:

the proportion of sth to sth The proportion of international sales to net sales will continue to affect the company's operating results.
Existing shareholders are allowed to buy new shares in proportion to their holdings.
in direct proportion to sth

› used to say that two things are connected, so that an increase in one is directly related to an increase in the other:

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.
proportions [ plural ]

› the size, shape, or level of something:

A fund that grows to massive proportions must adapt its investment strategy.
The pensions underfunding problem is reaching crisis proportions.

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