| 单词 | portion |
| 释义 | portion (pɔːʳʃən ) Word forms: portions 1. countable noun A portion of something is a part of it. Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle. [+ of] I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here. [+ of] I had learnt a portion of the Koran. [+ of] Insurance can represent a significant portion of the total price of a holiday. Synonyms: part, bit, piece, section 2. countable noun B2 A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal. Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit. The portions were generous. ...fish and chips at about £2.70 a portion. Synonyms: helping, serving, piece, plateful Collocations: equal portion Stir in the chopped herbs, then ladle into wide bowls, with an equal portion of the vegetables and mussels. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Divide the dough into three equal portions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Cut into equal portions and serve at room temperature. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That might come from companies contributing a portion of profits to charity. Times, Sunday Times In this temporary phase, the rise in wages, decline the portion of profits in income, which leads to a slower rate of capital accumulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the case of benefit concerts, a portion of profits will often go towards a charitable organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Notably, everyone who appears in these movies receives the same fee, and the same portion of profits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These businesses generate a large portion of revenue from repeat customer purchases. Times, Sunday Times The club will donate a portion of revenues, no less than $7.5 million, to the foundation over the course of six years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Days later, he signed an image rights contract with his club which offered a portion of revenues from merchandise featuring his image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I suppose portion size may be considered by some to be a bit of an issue: by country standards, it's on the small side. Times, Sunday Times This makes ordering easier than scrolling down a long list, with dish preferences - portion size, spicing and so on - available as subcategories for each choice. Times, Sunday Times You can totally rethink portion size when it comes to vegetables and most fruits — eat what you want. Times, Sunday Times Portion size has been reduced over the years. Times,Sunday Times It taught me about portion size, training my body to eat less. The Sun The rear portion of the train was on fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The upper rear portion of the barrel was filed or milled away and replaced by a hinged breechblock which opened upward to permit loading. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a station wagon the featured a unique glass roof for the rear portion of the car. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to a signalman's error, a passenger train ran into the rear portion of the freight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was immediately referred for an operation to remove a portion of her lung. Times,Sunday Times The doctor will remove a portion from the chin to create more of a point and cut off the back corners of her jaw to make it more rounded. Times, Sunday Times Removing a portion of a growing stem down to a set of desirable buds or side-branching stems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the ensuing scuffle, she removes a portion of his suit which cuts off their time-travel at twenty years, and subsequently advances his age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The shave vemillionectomy removes a portion of the vermillion ridge but leaves the underlying muscle intact. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You represent that portion of humanity that reaches for the stars. Times, Sunday Times It had forgotten to send back the remainder, representing the portion for home emergency cover. Times, Sunday Times However, some groups of novelists made their reputation as being from the working classes, and thus are treated as representing that portion of the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Upon selling the shares, the underwriters retain a portion of the proceeds as their fee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes the dealer has the option of marking up the interest rate of the contract and retaining a portion of that markup. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1968, a twin spanned bridge (which included retaining a portion of the original bridge to serve pedestrian/ bike traffic) was completed to the north of the original span. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the music writer obtains a further 25 units from the publisher's share, if the music writer retains a portion of the music publishing rights (as a co-publisher). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some trips may only serve a portion of the route. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Serve portions of chicken without skin over the rice and sauce with beans on the side. Times, Sunday Times Serve portions of all three. Times, Sunday Times Route 58 also serves a portion of this section. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes ice cubes are added to served portions to keep the soup cold in hot weather. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A significant portion of this equipment is fully depreciated and needs to be upgraded Globe and Mail (2003) This was a very productive period in his life, during which he experimented, and wrote or drafted a significant portion of the works he published in subsequent years. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) A significant portion of my money is made abroad through things such as commercial property and other investments. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The audience was enormous, a sizeable portion on stage with him. Times, Sunday Times Another sizeable portion of enjoyment comes from the schadenfreude of watching really bad things, however far-fetched, happen to famous people. Times, Sunday Times For a sizeable portion of the investing public, burnt by their experiences in the 1990s, the question might provoke a belly laugh. Times, Sunday Times But a sizeable portion of the profits were swallowed up in capital gains tax. Times, Sunday Times A sizeable portion of its 2.7m customers are thought to have registered interest. Times, Sunday Times When you're stripped of all the resources we usually have at our fingertips and forced to live on a small portion of rice and beans each day, it changes your outlook, makes you think. The Sun (2013) Serve with a poached egg, grilled mushrooms and a small portion of baked beans. The Sun (2007) Use the freezer, and freeze in small portions. The Sun (2013) Women are now a substantial portion of the labor force in all industrial capitalist societies. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995) It is understood that a substantial portion of the money has been committed to pay for the project, to the south of the existing stadium. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Companies could be able to deduct from taxes a substantial portion of investments in equipment over a given period. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It's hard only being able to eat tiny portions, after a lifetime of overeating. The Sun (2012) My tiny portion of chips tasted like cardboard. The Sun (2014) It meant my diet was restricted because I could eat only tiny portions. The Sun (2008) In the top portion of the picture are lenticulars hovering in the sky. Times,Sunday Times Section off the top portion of hair and scrape sides back into a loose half-pony. Times, Sunday Times Split the top portion in half and, starting with the back, smooth the surface, roll and fold into a beehive. Times, Sunday Times Initially a detasseling machine called a cutter goes through the rows of corn to be detasseled and cuts off the top portion of the plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dough would be placed in the top portion where it could rise, and then would be baked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have now negotiated a full refund of the unused portion of the tickets. Times, Sunday Times The concession that will allow taxpayers to carry forward the unused portion of their allowance from previous years should help soften the blow. Times, Sunday Times Insurers typically overestimate how much they expect to pay in claims, then release the unused portion to the profit and loss account. Times, Sunday Times Season ticket holders will be able to get refunds for the unused portion as a result of working from home subject to the minimum time left. Times,Sunday Times They can pass their wealth to the surviving spouse free of inheritance tax and also transfer to them any unused portion of their inheritance tax threshold. Times, Sunday Times Of the dozen types of conjoined twins, about 40 per cent are thoracopagus twins - connected at the upper portion of the torso. Times, Sunday Times The small intestines are re-routed so that food no longer passes through the upper portion of the gut. Times, Sunday Times For example, fighters have to tap the upper portion of the stick to jab, and move the stick in half circles to control hooks. Globe and Mail Three sponsons were later added, probably during the 1870s, to the upper portion of the turret. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There may be vacuolated cells in the upper portion of the prickle cell layer. 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