英语词汇“proportion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	proportion
释义	proportion —proportion /prəˈpɔː.ʃ^ən/ aep /-ˈpɔːr-/ Ⅰ noun (AMOUNT) 1 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 women now smoke than used to be the case.» The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numerical relationships 2 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.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numerical relationships • • • Extra Examples:» What proportion of people who are HIV-positive go on to develop AIDS?» As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.» Their generosity was in inverse proportion to their income .» He might be small but he's perfectly in proportion.» Hispanics make up a large proportion of the population of Miami. Ⅱ noun (SIZE) 1 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.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Numerical relationships proportions [plural] 2 F0 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.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Measurements in general Ⅲ noun [U] (IMPORTANCE) ► F0 used in a number of phrases to mean importance and seriousness: » You've got 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 to keep it in proportion (= judge correctly its seriousness).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Importance , ↑Useful or advantageous
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