| 单词 | proportion |
| 释义 | proportion (once / 108 pages) nv Proportion is about balance and how things fit together harmoniously. For example "That hound dog's tiny legs look out of proportion to that big fat body." The prefix comes from the Latin pro meaning "on behalf of, for." If you're Proportion likes portions, and for them to be the right size. The cake's sweetness is in direct proportion to how much sugar you put in. It's a compliment to tell someone he or she has just the right proportions, but you might get slapped. It can also be a part of something, as in a significant proportion of our student body has dyed their hair purple. WORD FAMILYproportion: disproportion, proportionable, proportional, proportioned, proportioning, proportions+/disproportion: disproportions/disproportional: disproportionally/proportionable: proportionably/proportional: disproportional, proportionality, proportionally, proportionals/proportioned: ill-proportioned USAGE EXAMPLESThat was in line with the proportion of technology deals in 2015. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) China's northern Shanxi province aims to increase the proportion of days per year with good air quality to 75.4 percent, the agency said. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) It does not track what proportion of visas are issued to birth tourists. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations a dry martini has a large proportion of gin Syn|Hyper ratio magnitude relation, quantitative relation a relation between magnitudes 2n the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole Hypo|Hyper case-fatality proportion the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases case-to-infection proportion, case-to-infection ratiothe number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease contentthe proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc. ratea quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure scalethe ratio between the size of something and a representation of it golden mean, golden sectionthe proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long) pct, per centum, percent, percentagea proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) batting average(an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds absentee ratethe percentage of workers who do not report to work occupancy ratethe percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time vacancy ratethe percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time unemployment ratethe percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date quotient the ratio of two quantities to be divided 3n balance among the parts of something Syn|Ant|Hyper symmetry disproportion lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise equality of distribution 4n harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) Syn|Hyper balance, proportionality arrangement, placement the spatial property of the way in which something is placed 5n magnitude or extent a building of vast proportions Syn|Hyper dimension magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) 6v adjust in size relative to other things Hypo|Hyper scale down reduce proportionally scale upincrease proportionally adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 7v give pleasant proportions to Hyper harmonise, harmonize bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously |
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