| 单词 | proportion |
| 释义 | 🔑 pro·por·tionAW BrE /prəˈpɔːʃn/ NAmE /prəˈpɔːrʃn/ noun ➤ part of whole 部分🔑 [C + sing./pl. v. ]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 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。proportionIf 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 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 etc.) 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 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.有较高比例的五岁儿童牙齿不健康。➤ relationship 关系🔑 [U ]~ (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。proportionDescribing 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% 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 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 athalf ➡ synonyms atconsist ➡ language bank atexpect , fall , illustrate , increase 🔑 [U , C , usually pl. ]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 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◆ 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proportions [pl. ]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➤ mathematics 数学[U ]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 ● 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。 |
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