proportion
- n.比例;部分;面积;份额;均衡;匀称;正确的比例;倍数关系;等比关系
- v.分配；使相称
复数： proportions
pro- 向前,在前 + port 部分,分开 + -ion 行为,状态
proportionnoun
部分 part of whole
部分；份额
a part or share of a whole
Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.
壤土是由大约等份的黏土、沙和粉砂合成的。
The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.
习惯吸烟的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain.
美国人上大学的比例大于英国。
关系 relationship
比例；倍数关系
the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc.
The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years.
近年来，这个学院的男女学生比例出现了剧变。
The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1.
基本成分是石灰石和黏土，比例为2:1。
The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width.
这房间的长度比宽度大很多。
正确的比例；均衡；匀称
the correct relationship in size, degree, importance, etc. between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole
You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion .
你的前景人物画得不合比例。
The head is out of proportion with the body.
头部和身体不成比例。
an impressive building with fine proportions
比例谐调的雄伟建筑物
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things) .
应常记在心，事有轻重缓急之分。
大小；形状 size/shape
面积；体积；规模；程度
the measurements of sth; its size and shape
This method divides the task into more manageable proportions.
这个方法把要完成的任务划分成较为易于操作的步骤。
a food shortage that could soon reach crisis proportions
可能会很快达到危机程度的粮食短缺
a room of fairly generous proportions
相当宽敞的屋子
数学 mathematics
等比关系；比例
the equal relationship between two pairs of numbers, as in the statement ‘4 is to 8 as 6 is to 12’
to react to sth in a sensible way and not think it is worse or more serious than it really is
larger, more serious, etc. in relation to sth than is necessary or appropriate
他们挣的工资与其能力不相称。
They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.
The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.
媒体大肆渲染这件事。
proportion
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N-COUNT 部分
A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it.A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die...
那片区域里的很大一部分海豚终将死去。
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N-COUNT 比例
The proportion of one kind of person or thing in a group is the number of people or things of that kind compared to the total number of people or things in the group.The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%...
从事该职业的女性比例已升高到17.3%。
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N-COUNT 比例；比
The proportion of one amount to another is the relationship between the two amounts in terms of how much there is of each thing.Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.
女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。
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N-PLURAL （通常指极其巨大的事物的）大小，尺寸
If you refer to the proportions of something, you are referring to its size, usually when this is extremely large.In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions.
在热带，植物会长得非常高大。
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N-PLURAL （艺术品或设计的各部分之间的）比例
If you refer to the proportions in a work of art or design, you are referring to the relative sizes of its different parts.You can vary the relative proportions of things in a picture very simply.
你能很简单地改变一幅画中事物的相对比例。
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PREP-PHRASE 与…成比例；与…相称；按照
If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing.The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure.
汽缸内的压力会随着汽锅压力的增加而相应增加。
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PREP-PHRASE 与…相比
If something is small or large in proportion to something else, it is small or large when compared with that thing.Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.
与成人相比，儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。
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PREP-PHRASE 与…极不成比例；与…完全不相称
If you say that something is out of all proportion to something else, you think that it is far greater or more serious than it should be.The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime.
罚不当罪。
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PHRASE 过于看重/正确看待
If you get something out of proportion, you think it is more important or worrying than it really is. If you keep something in proportion, you have a realistic view of how important it is.Everything just got blown out of proportion...
所有一切都变得不可收拾了。
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PHRASE 区别轻重缓急的能力；分寸感；主次观念
If someone has a sense of proportion, they know what is really important and what is not.We must not lose our sense of proportion.
我们不能丧失主次观念。
noun
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- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruski
- Synonym: proportionality balance
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- magnitude or extent
- a building of vast proportions
- Synonym: dimension
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- 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
- Synonym: ratio
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- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
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- balance among the parts of something
- Synonym: symmetry
verb
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- adjust in size relative to other things
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- give pleasant proportions to
- harmonize a building with those surrounding it
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A proportion of the land is used for agriculture .
一部分土地作农用。
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A high proportion of candidates get low or unclassified grades .
有很大一部分考生得分很低甚或不获评分。
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Water covers a large proportion of the earth 's surface .
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
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The room is very long in proportion to its width .
这房间的长度比宽度大很多。
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The head is out of proportion with the body .
头部和身体不成比例。
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The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups .
单亲家庭比例在不同收入群中各不相同。
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The proportion of small cars on America 's roads is increasing .
美国公路上小汽车的比例在逐渐增加。
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Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty .
在那些生活贫困的人中，老年人占有很大的比例。
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To my eye , the windows seem out of proportion .
在我看来，这些窗子似乎不成比例。
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A person 's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness .
一个人的财富常常与他的幸福成反比。
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A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain .
美国人上大学的比例大于英国。
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A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition .
五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。
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The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years .
近年来，这个学院的男女学生比例出现了剧变。
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They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability .
他们挣的工资与其能力不相称。
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The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1 .
基本成分是石灰石和黏土，比例为2:1。
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They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services .
他们一部分的收入来自出售货品和各种服务所得。
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The proportion of regular smokers increases with age .
习惯吸烟的人口比重随年龄的增长而上升。
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The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion .
媒体大肆渲染这件事。
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A large proportion of the nation 's households are hooked up to the Internet .
全国大部分家庭都接通了互联网。
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Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions .
由于流感爆发已大肆流行，疫苗供应开始消耗殆尽。
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The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe of enormous proportions .
驱逐成千上万人意味着人道主义的巨大灾难。
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Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay , sand and silt .
壤土是由大约等份的黏土、沙和粉砂合成的。
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Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions .
南极探险家斯科特是位赫赫有名的民族英雄。
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We must keep a sense of proportion about all this
我们对所有的这些都要有轻重缓急之分。
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We 've got to keep this in proportion .
我们应当正确对待这一点。
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The proportion of women in middle management has risen to 40 % .
中层管理人员中女性所占比例已经上升至40%。
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The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic
铁路将承担比例高得多的货运量。
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The media may be blowing it up out of proportion
媒体可能过分夸大了此事。
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We must not lose our sense of proportion .
我们不能丧失主次观念。
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Women 's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water .
女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。
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