| 单词 | proportion |
| 释义 | proportion (prəpɔːʳʃən ) Word forms: proportions 1. countable noun [usually singular] A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. [formal] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die. [+ of] A proportion of the rent is met by the city council. [+ of] Synonyms: part, share, cut [informal], amount 2. countable noun [usually singular] 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. The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%. [+ of] The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music. Synonyms: relative amount, relationship, distribution, ratio 3. countable noun The proportion of one amount to another is the relationship between the two amounts in terms of how much there is of each thing. Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water. [+ to] 4. plural noun If you refer to the proportions of something, you are referring to its size, usually when this is extremely large. [written] In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions. ...a fraud of breathtaking proportions. 5. plural noun If you refer to the proportions in a work of art or design, you are referring to the relative sizes of its different parts. You can vary the relative proportions of things in a picture very simply. 6. in proportion to phrase If something is small or large in proportion to something else, it is small or large when compared with that thing. Children have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body. 7. in proportion to phrase If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing. The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure. 8. out of all proportion to phrase 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. The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime. 9. out of proportion/in proportion phrase 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. Everything just got blown out of proportion. We've got to keep this in proportion. 10. sense of proportion phrase If someone has a sense of proportion, they know what is really important and what is not. We must not lose our sense of proportion. Collocations: direct proportion Interest in any image is in direct proportion to the amount of work the viewer has to do, and too perfect a balance leaves less for the eye to work at. Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993) And the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep trying! HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002) The people you serve benefit in direct proportion to your ability and skills. The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994) One grandson in particular is difficult and has tantrums of epic proportions. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Again they were not to blame because how could they know a catastrophe of epic proportions was unfolding before their very eyes? The Sun (2009) It's a dilemma of epic proportions and one for which there is no obvious humane solution. The Sun (2014) I'd be spending up to 100 a week on food shopping, and throwing out a fair proportion of that food at the end of the week. Times, Sunday Times (2008) As regards the large increases in gas and electricity bills over the past year, a fair proportion of them has been caused as a direct result of regulation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Indeed, a fair proportion receive more than they are fit to consume. Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990) Almost half of families say that they are spending a far larger proportion of their income on food compared with a year ago. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Senior managers have reduced their booked diary time, allowing the large proportion to remain unscheduled. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The clinic accounts for a large proportion of the annual sales. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Payout ratios measure the proportion of after-tax profits paid out in dividends and buybacks and therefore not available for reinvestment. Times, Sunday Times In the summer, they measured the proportion of food the bears took from human sources. Times, Sunday Times The bank's compensation ratio, which measures the proportion of revenues going to staff, rose from 26.9 per cent to 28.4 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The haematocrit level measures the proportion of red cells in the blood and, by implication, how efficiently oxygen can be transported to the muscles. Times, Sunday Times In further good news, the labour force participation rate, measuring the proportion of adults who are seeking work, edged up to 62.9 from 62.7 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Today, more than half of humanity are city dwellers, and this proportion rises with each day that passes. The Times Literary Supplement The proportion rises to 19% by the time they finish primary school. Times, Sunday Times The proportion rises to 28 per cent of the 4,672 nursing homes that look after the frailest people. Times, Sunday Times That proportion rises to 48 per cent for millennials. Times, Sunday Times This proportion rises every year, as the company invests its profits in building new turbines. Times, Sunday Times Proportions vary according to our genes. The Sun Its proportions vary from system to system. Times, Sunday Times He explains that all are present, but in different proportions, and also that these proportions vary from time to time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proportions vary, however, and some foods are deficient in one or more of the essential amino acids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The measurements and proportions vary based on size as well as age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the same time the college raised its cash holdings, keeping a reduced proportion of assets in funds that hedged against stock market declines. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This includes cutting out added salt and reducing the proportion of fat in the diet. Times, Sunday Times (2007) By retaining bobbies, police forces could also reduce the proportion of overweight officers. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In fact, a significant proportion of our growth is coming from external trade. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Although overseas pupils take only 5 per cent of places at independent schools they account for a significant proportion of boarding places. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They may also expect you to pay a significant proportion of treatment costs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This could be especially difficult for those countries that retained a significant proportion of small-scale family farmers. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) The country 's trade deficit is growing and a significant proportion of Job growth has been in unproductive sectors such as security. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Two thirds of the students are from households earning less than 25,000 a year and a similar proportion will be the first in their families to go to university. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Next, each of its nine academic schools made proposals to cut budgets by similar proportions. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Fifteen per cent said they had helped with debt and a similar proportion had paid off a mobile phone bill. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I imagine a sizeable proportion of the Wagner audience will be Radio 4 listeners. Times, Sunday Times (2007) 'It is a sizeable proportion,' she said. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Perhaps unsurprisingly, a sizeable proportion of those questioned had guilty consciences to go with their bulging wardrobes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In the 1960s a very small proportion of nurses held degrees, all of which were in sciences or humanities. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It used to be that only a small proportion of the population had white-collar jobs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Any unit will have a small proportion of its strength unfit for duty at any given time. Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006) Now they want a state hand-out of staggering proportions to save them from the consequences of their own incompetence. Times, Sunday Times Corruption and embezzlement from the treasury and its inevitable exploitation were taken to extreme levels, and reached staggering proportions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With over 32 different nationalities present and approximately 3000 sailors gracing our shores, this event has grown to staggering proportions and will, in 2010, prove its grandeur once again. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The move, which took department officials by surprise yesterday, will affect a substantial proportion of the three million people in homes owned by councils or housing associations. Times, Sunday Times (2010) That a substantial proportion of their losses could be explained by infrastructure projects is also thought to have played in their favour. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A substantial proportion of the proceeds would go to the church. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Once in the intestine, only a tiny proportion of most of the trace elements present in food is absorbed. Miracle Micronutrients (1987) At the moment we're only able to help a tiny proportion. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The taxman concluded that only a tiny proportion of these businesses would be affected. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The pandemic has sparked a global economic shutdown of unprecedented proportions. Times,Sunday Times Nevertheless, he'd lived for 11 years amid a realestate frenzy of historically unprecedented proportions, and he felt left out. Times, Sunday Times The opportunity to engage and destroy a formerly elusive enemy that was moving toward a fixed position promised a victory of unprecedented proportions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the sanction years, the agricultural sector witnessed a boom of unprecedented proportions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ritual remained a marginal aspect of kingship until the 17th century, when its appeal grew to unprecedented proportions and when it suddenly became an object of scrutiny in literature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 比例 Japanese: 比率 |
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