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单词 portion
释义

portion

UK /ˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singularportion
pluralportions

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a part of an amount or total
    portion of:

    We’re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment.

    Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government’s policy is.

    Synonyms and related words

    A share of something
    1. 1a
      a part of anything

      You need a cake big enough to be divided into sixteen portions.

      portion of:

      These statistics explain only a portion of the problem.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for parts
  2. 2
    the amount of food that one person eats at a meal

    If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight.

    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of meals

phrases

someone’s portion

portion

US /ˈpɔrʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singularportion
pluralportions

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a part of an amount or total
    portion of:

    We’re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment.

    Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government’s policy is.

    Synonyms and related words

    A share of something
    1. 1a
      a part of anything

      You need a cake big enough to be divided into sixteen portions.

      portion of:

      These statistics explain only a portion of the problem.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for parts
  2. 2
    the amount of food that one person eats at a meal

    If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight.

    Synonyms and related words

    Parts of meals

phrases

someone’s portion

portion

UK /ˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyportion
he/she/itportions
present participleportioning
past tenseportioned
past participleportioned


phrasal verb

portion out

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyportion out
he/she/itportions out
present participleportioning out
past tenseportioned out
past participleportioned out

1
to divide something among several people

Ministers have to portion out the government’s multi-million-pound budget among the regions.

Synonyms and related words

To share or divide something between people

portion

US /ˈpɔrʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyportion
he/she/itportions
present participleportioning
past tenseportioned
past participleportioned


phrasal verb

portion out

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyportion out
he/she/itportions out
present participleportioning out
past tenseportioned out
past participleportioned out

1
to divide something among several people

The board will have to portion out the corporation’s multi-million-dollar budget among the separate business units.

Synonyms and related words

To share or divide something between people
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