| 单词 | proportion |
| 释义 | noun | verb proportionproportion1 /prəˈpɔrʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1PART OF something [countable] a part or share of a larger amount or number of something, considered in relation to the whole amount or number: proportion of A large proportion of their income goes on housing.high/large/small etc. proportion Immigrants form a substantial proportion of the city’s population.2RELATIONSHIP [countable, uncountable] the relationship between two things in size, amount, importance, etc.: proportion of something to something Girls in the class outnumber the boys by a proportion of three to two. Dad gave approval in direct proportion to the difficulty of the task (=he gave more approval if the task was difficult).3CORRECT SCALE eng. lang. arts [uncountable] the correct relationship between the size, shape, and position of the different parts of something: Artists must learn about proportion. Reduce the drawing so that all the elements stay in proportion. Her head was large in proportion to her thin figure. The porch is out of proportion with (=is too big or too small compared to) the rest of the house.4SIZE/IMPORTANCE proportions the size, importance, seriousness, etc. of something: Try to reduce the task to more manageable proportions.of huge/massive/mammoth etc. proportions The region faces a financial crisis of huge proportions.historic/mythic/legendary proportions The achievement is almost of mythic proportions (=it is so important or impressive it seems like things that happen in myths).reach crisis/epidemic proportions (=become so common or frequent that it is a serious problem) The flu outbreak had reached epidemic proportions.5out of proportion (to something) a reaction, result, emotion, etc. that is out of proportion is too strong or great, compared to the situation in which it happens: The two men received prison terms that are completely out of proportion to their crime.blow something (way/totally/all etc.) out of proportion (=treat something as more serious than it really is) I think this whole incident has been blown way out of proportion.6keep something in proportion to react to a situation in a sensible way, and not think that it is worse or more serious than it really is7a sense of proportion the ability to judge what is most important in a situation: have/keep/lose a sense of proportion McCartney seems to have a good sense of proportion about his fame.8MATH [uncountable] math a mathematical statement showing that the relationship is the same between two pairs of numbers, as in the statement “8 is to 6 as 32 is to 24”[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin proportio, from portio] noun | verb proportionproportion2 AWL verb [transitive usually passive] formal to put something in a particular relationship with something else, according to size, amount, position, etc.: proportion something to something Farmers pay to use the pasture, proportioned to the number of animals they graze there. |
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