2N-COUNT [usually singular]比例 The proportion of one kind of person or thing in a group is the number of people or things of that kind compared to the total number of people or things in the group. 比例
The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%. [+ of]
从事该职业的女性比例已升高到17.3%。
The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music.
3N-COUNT 比例;比 The proportion of one amount to another is the relationship between the two amounts in terms of how much there is of each thing. 比例;比
Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water. [+ to]
女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。
4N-PLURAL (通常指极其巨大的事物的)大小,尺寸 If you refer to the proportions of something, you are referring to its size, usually when this is extremely large. (通常指极其巨大的事物的)大小,尺寸 [written]
In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions.
在热带,植物会长得非常高大。
...a fraud of breathtaking proportions.
金额惊人的诈骗案
5N-PLURAL (艺术品或设计的各部分之间的)比例 If you refer to the proportions in a work of art or design, you are referring to the relative sizes of its different parts. (艺术品或设计的各部分之间的)比例
You can vary the relative proportions of things in a picture very simply.
你能很简单地改变一幅画中事物的相对比例。
6PREP-PHRASE 与…成比例;与…相称;按照 If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing. 与…成比例;与…相称;按照
The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure.
汽缸内的压力会随着汽锅压力的增加而相应增加。
7PREP-PHRASE 与…相比 If something is small or large in proportion to something else, it is small or large when compared with that thing. 与…相比
Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.
与成人相比,儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。
8PREP-PHRASE 与…极不成比例;与…完全不相称 If you say that something is out of all proportion to something else, you think that it is far greater or more serious than it should be. 与…极不成比例;与…完全不相称
The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime.
罚不当罪。
9PHRASE 过于看重/正确看待 If you get something out of proportion, you think it is more important or worrying than it really is. If you keep something in proportion, you have a realistic view of how important it is. 过于看重/正确看待
Everything just got blown out of proportion.
所有一切都变得不可收拾了。
We've got to keep this in proportion.
我们应当正确对待这一点。
10PHRASE 区别轻重缓急的能力;分寸感;主次观念 If someone has a sense of proportion, they know what is really important and what is not. 区别轻重缓急的能力;分寸感;主次观念
1part/share of a whole部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PROPORTION + VERBADJECTIVE➤appreciable, considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial大部份;相當大的一部份;壓倒性的一大部份◇A significant proportion of the funding is likely to come from government.相當大的一部份資金可能會來自政府。➤fair, reasonable (especially BrE) 公平的/合理的部份▸➤low, small, tiny小部份▸➤certain特定份額▸➤equal相等的部份◇The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.公司聘用的男員工與女員工人數大致相等。➤equivalent, similar相同的/相似的份額▸➤different, differing, varying不同的比重;變化的份額▸➤fixed固定的部份▸➤exact確切的部份▸➤approximate相似的部份▸➤average平均的部份▸➤overall全部▸➤growing, increasing, rising日益增加的部份▸➤declining, decreasing, diminishing日益減少的部份VERB + PROPORTION➤calculate, estimate計算/估計比例▸➤express sth as用所佔比例表述⋯◇The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.這幅圖表說明了政府開支在國民收入中所佔的比重。➤grow as, increase as, rise as所佔比重增長▸➤decline as, decrease as, diminish as, fall as所佔比重下降◇The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.勞動力中非熟練工人的人數正在減少。PROPORTION + VERB➤grow, increase, rise所佔比重上升▸➤decline, decrease, fall所佔比重降低proportion
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2relationship between the size/amount of two things比例ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤correct正確的比例▸➤direct正比▸➤inverse反比◇The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.這個地區的人口在膨脹,而野生生物的數量卻在減少。➤relative相關比VERB + PROPORTION➤keep sth in使⋯恰如其分◇Try to keep your view of the situation in proportion (= not think it is more serious than it is).看待情勢要客觀。PREPOSITION➤in proportion (to)(與⋯)成比例◇The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.汽車的性能越好,保險費用就越高。➤out of proportion (to)(與⋯)不成比例◇The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.計劃的成本與現有的預算不成比例。➤proportion of sth to sth⋯與⋯的比例◇The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.所用的沙子與水泥的比例是 3 比 1.PHRASES➤be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion, be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion比例被過分誇大◇This issue was about to be blown out of proportion.這個問題快要被誇大得沒邊沒沿兒了。◇The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.問題被過分誇大了。➤a sense of proportion主次觀念◇Try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).盡量分出輕重緩急。proportion
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3proportionssize and shape of sth大小;形狀ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTIONSADJECTIVE➤biblical, enormous, epic, gargantuan, generous, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, major, mammoth, massive, monumental, staggering巨大的規模;極大的份額;龐大的體形▸➤modest適度的體積▸➤manageable便於管理的程度◇The computer brings the huge task of stock control down to more manageable proportions.計算機使繁重的存貨管理工作變得比較易於操作。➤alarming令人擔憂的規模▸➤crisis, epidemic危機的/傳染病的程度▸➤classic, perfect古樸典雅的/理想的外形◇an entrance hall of perfect proportions比例堪稱完美的門廳VERB + PROPORTIONS➤reach達到⋯程度◇The food shortage had reached crisis proportions.食物匱乏嚴重,已可稱之為危機了。