| 单词 | disproportionate |
| 释义 | disproportionate (once / 2634 pages) adj If three friends are out having dinner, and one disappears when the check comes, the remaining two end up paying a disproportionate share of the bill. Whenever anything is out of proportion — either too large or too small — it's disproportionate. If you live in New York or Los Angeles or another very expensive city, you probably spend a disproportionate amount of your income on housing — meaning you pay more than you'd expect. If you have a sweet deal somewhere and pay very little in rent, it's still disproportionate — only this time it's less than you'd expect. WORD FAMILYdisproportionate: disproportionately+/proportionate: disproportionate, proportionately, proportionateness USAGE EXAMPLESA disproportionate number of these are people of color. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The appeals court ruled the relatively modest fine wasn’t a disproportionate penalty compared with the seriousness of her crime. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Pablo and Coloring Book gobbled up a disproportionate amount of my listening time and intellectual and spiritual energy this year. Slate(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj out of proportion Syn|Ant disproportional proportionate being in due proportion per capitaper person proportionableproportionate proportional, relativeproperly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' proportionalhaving a constant ratio 2adj not proportionate Syn incommensurate not corresponding in size or degree or extent |
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