portion

portion

a part of a whole; section: A portion of the building was under construction.; segment; ration; allotment
Not to be confused with:potion – elixir, brew, concoction; a drink, esp. one having magical powers: a love potion

por·tion

P0458500 (pôr′shən)n.1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.2. A part separated from a whole.3. A part that is allotted to a person or group, as:a. A helping of food.b. The part of an estate received by an heir.c. A woman's dowry: marriage portion.4. A person's lot or fate.tr.v. por·tioned, por·tion·ing, por·tions 1. To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel.2. To provide with a share, inheritance, or dowry.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin portiō, portiōn-; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]

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por′tion·a·ble adj.

portion

(ˈpɔːʃən) n1. a part of a whole; fraction2. a part allotted or belonging to a person or group3. (Cookery) an amount of food served to one person; helping4. (Law) law a. a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parentsb. archaic the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry5. a person's lot or destinyvb (tr) 6. to divide up; share out7. to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate8. (Law) law to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow[C13: via Old French from Latin portiō portion, allocation; related to pars part] ˈportionless adj

por•tion

(ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-)

n. 1. a part of a whole, either separated from or integrated with it; segment. 2. an amount of food served to one person; serving; helping. 3. the part of a whole allotted or belonging to a person or group; share. 4. the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin. 5. that which is allotted to a person by God or fate; lot. 6. a woman's dowry. v.t. 7. to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often fol. by out). 8. to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or dowry. [1250–1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiō share, part, akin to pars part] por′tion•a•ble, adj.

portion

Past participle: portioned
Gerund: portioning

Imperative
portion
portion

Present
I portion
you portion
he/she/it portions
we portion
you portion
they portion

Preterite
I portioned
you portioned
he/she/it portioned
we portioned
you portioned
they portioned

Present Continuous
I am portioning
you are portioning
he/she/it is portioning
we are portioning
you are portioning
they are portioning

Present Perfect
I have portioned
you have portioned
he/she/it has portioned
we have portioned
you have portioned
they have portioned

Past Continuous
I was portioning
you were portioning
he/she/it was portioning
we were portioning
you were portioning
they were portioning

Past Perfect
I had portioned
you had portioned
he/she/it had portioned
we had portioned
you had portioned
they had portioned

Future
I will portion
you will portion
he/she/it will portion
we will portion
you will portion
they will portion

Future Perfect
I will have portioned
you will have portioned
he/she/it will have portioned
we will have portioned
you will have portioned
they will have portioned

Future Continuous
I will be portioning
you will be portioning
he/she/it will be portioning
we will be portioning
you will be portioning
they will be portioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been portioning
you have been portioning
he/she/it has been portioning
we have been portioning
you have been portioning
they have been portioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been portioning
you will have been portioning
he/she/it will have been portioning
we will have been portioning
you will have been portioning
they will have been portioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been portioning
you had been portioning
he/she/it had been portioning
we had been portioning
you had been portioning
they had been portioning

Conditional
I would portion
you would portion
he/she/it would portion
we would portion
you would portion
they would portion

Past Conditional
I would have portioned
you would have portioned
he/she/it would have portioned
we would have portioned
you would have portioned
they would have portioned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	portion - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"component part, part, component, constituentsubstance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts togetherlanguage unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzeditem, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the rootsmeronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the wholebasis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"subpart - a part of a part
	2.	portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"partobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"appendage - a part that is joined to something largerbit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblersbottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the topbulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"stub, butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut outfoible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tipfore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spineforte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foiblefraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a wholeheel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shafthub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passesjetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a stormlimb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"neck - a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical pressseat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another partsegment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"waist, shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the solebackbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaftturnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or parkupstage - the rear part of the stageupstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs"wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"
	3.	portion - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"parcel, shareapportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
	4.	portion - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"share, percentage, partnet income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)tranche - a portion of something (especially money)dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributeddole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably givenway - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways"ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the businesscut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purposeassets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
	5.	portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lotcondition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomesprovidence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creaturesbad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomesfailure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
	6.	portion - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriagedower, dowery, dowrygift - something acquired without compensation
	7.	portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"helping, servingmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timemouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowlsecond joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowlwhite meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowlwing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"medallion - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowlparson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowlslice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"round of drinks, round - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deitysmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Verb	1.	portion - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"allot, assignappropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

portion

noun1. part, bit, piece, section, scrap, segment, fragment, fraction, chunk, wedge, hunk, morsel I have spent a large portion of my life here.2. helping, serving, piece, plateful fish and chips at about £2.70 a portion3. share, division, allowance, lot, measure, quantity, quota, ration, allocation, allotment his portion of the inheritance

portion

noun1. One of the parts into which something is divided:division, member, part, piece, section, segment, subdivision.2. A part severed from a whole:cut, piece, section, segment, slice.3. That which is allotted:allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, lot, measure, part, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.Informal: cut.Slang: divvy.4. An individual quantity of food:helping, mess, serving.5. A right or legal share in something:claim, interest, stake, title.6. That which is inevitably destined:destiny, fate, fortune, kismet, lot, predestination.verbTo give out in portions or shares.Also used with out:deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, parcel out, ration (out), share.Slang: divvy.

Translations

一部分一份

portion

(ˈpoːʃən) noun1. a part. Read this portion of the book. 一部分 一部分2. a share. Her portion of the money amounted to $200. 一份 一份3. an amount of food usually for one person. a portion of salad. 一份(食物) 一份（食物） portion out to divide into portions or shares. The money was portioned out among the three children. 分配，將...分成份 分配，将...分成份

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