| 单词 | fraction |
| 释义 | fraction (frækʃən ) Word forms: fractions 1. countable noun A fraction of something is a tiny amount or proportion of it. She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding. [+ of] Here's how to eat like the stars, at a fraction of the cost. I opened my eyes just a fraction. Synonyms: bit, little bit, mite, jot 2. countable noun B2 A fraction is a number that can be expressed as a proportion of two whole numbers. For example, ½ and ¾ are both fractions. The students had a grasp of decimals, percentages and fractions. Collocations: fraction of a second A gravitational wave may change that distance by less than the thickness of a human hair, and for just a fraction of a second. Times,Sunday Times I could slow down, but the idea stays in my brain for a fraction of a second. Times, Sunday Times The faces each flashed across the screen for a fraction of a second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These formidable calculations - made possible by the synthesis of a keen practical intelligence and years of painstaking practice - occurred in a fraction of a second. Times,Sunday Times One step avoided, one fraction of second saved, another brick built in his defensive wall. Times, Sunday Times If we want shareholders to remove incompetent or corrupt management, we must make the fines a large fraction of annual profits. Times, Sunday Times That strange whirlwind of change in a place where winds have never whirled captured the attention of remarkably large fraction of all the earthlings close to a television or radio. Times, Sunday Times A large fraction of the electorate no longer feels adequately represented by the parties that have run the country for 70 years. Times, Sunday Times If done by direct propulsion, the rocket equation dictates that a large fraction of the spacecraft mass must be fuel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In flat river basins, non-contributing areas can be a large fraction of the river basin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He looked depleted, a mere fraction of a person. Times, Sunday Times Of the passengers who had boarded the previous day a mere fraction—roughly 1,000—had survived. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today's pilots have a mere fraction of the time that their predecessors had to make a decision in battle. The Sun But one lucky winner will be able to clinch the canvas for a mere fraction of that price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have to date fulfilled a mere fraction of those 400 requests. Times, Sunday Times A minuscule fraction of the 2,000 a day a ten-year-old takes in. The Sun To do this would require an instrument that could detect a displacement in the space-time continuum equivalent to a minuscule fraction of an atomic diameter. Times, Sunday Times Only a minuscule fraction of the country has been surveyed for coal fires. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The magazine was unable to tell who won, and the monetary value of the prize would have been a minuscule fraction of a cent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While photosensitive epilepsy was diagnosed in a minuscule fraction of those affected, this explanation can not account for the breadth and pattern of the events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How do you make your voice heard when your shareholding represents a minute fraction of a per cent of a multibillion-pound stock market valuation? Times, Sunday Times He said that only a 'minute fraction' of stories published were of concern to the inquiry. Times, Sunday Times We can only hold in mind a minute fraction of the visual scene. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The minute fraction who choose to seek other accommodations do so nearby in neighboring townships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may be several inches in diameter, and vary from this size down to a minute fraction of an inch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they represent a fraction of the varieties out there, many more having been lost forever. Times, Sunday Times More pieces disappeared in subsequent upheavals, so those on display now represent a fraction of the original hoard. The Times Literary Supplement In global population terms, however, they represent a fraction of that. Times, Sunday Times They, however, represent a fraction of his output. Times, Sunday Times These represent a fraction of cases, perhaps as few as 1 in 1,500. Times, Sunday Times The next election could be as soon as the autumn so a significant fraction of members are demanding that he leave at once. Times, Sunday Times A significant fraction of that total was me going back for more. Times, Sunday Times These massive photosynthesizers are also believed to lock away a significant fraction of the world’s carbon dioxide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They found that a 'significant fraction' - 5 per cent - decided to 'stick with their new route once the strike was over'. Times, Sunday Times Mutations are present in a smaller but significant fraction in a wide range of other tumors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's ever so slightly underactive but only by a very small fraction. The Sun (2012) However, only a small fraction of that diversity has been evaluated for their biopesticide potential. 2013, 'Sampling and Selection Factors that Enhance the Diversity of Microbial Collections: Application to Biopesticide Development', The Plant Pathology Journal Like monomers a small fraction of the oligomers initially enter cells by a non-endocytotic mechanism. 2013, 'Distinct internalization pathways of human amylin monomers and its cytotoxic oligomers in pancreatic cells.', PLoS ONE The rails represent a substantial fraction of the cost of a railway line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Composting can divert a substantial fraction of municipal solid waste from landfill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The option to purchase a substantial fraction of the company for only 5000 was extremely valuable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it fails spectacularly as velocities become some substantial fraction of the speed of light and when interactions at the atomic scale are studied. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not all porphyrins contain iron, but a substantial fraction of porphyrin-containing metalloproteins have heme as their prosthetic group; these are known as hemoproteins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The idea isn’t to destroy the asteroid, but simply to slow its speed by a tiny, tiny fraction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such individuals make up only a tiny fraction of the wealthiest top one per cent of the population. Times, Sunday Times Besides, he says, here we see only a tiny fraction of the films made there. Times, Sunday Times A tiny fraction of crimes are seen all the way through to prosecution. Times, Sunday Times A tiny fraction of that sum used to stimulate dormant instincts to set something aside for a rainy day would be money well spent. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 少量 Japanese: ほんの少し |
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