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单词 proportion
释义
proportion
noun
uk
/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/
us
/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/

proportionnoun(AMOUNT)

C1[C,+ sing/pl verb]
thenumberoramountof agrouporpartof something whencomparedto thewhole
部分;份额
Children make up alargeproportionofthe world'spopulation.孩子占世界人口的很大一部分。
Ahigherproportionofmen arewillingtosharehouseholdresponsibilitiesthan used to be thecase.现在愿意共同承担家务的男人比例比过去要高。
Thereportshowsthatpoorfamiliesspendalargerproportionoftheirincomeonfood.报告显示,贫困家庭食物支出所占其收入比例更大了。
C2[SorU]
thenumber,amount, orlevelof one thing whencomparedto another
比率,比例
The proportionofwomentomen at mycollegewas about five to one.我所在大学的男女比例大约为1:5。
Thechartshowshowweightincreasesinproportiontoheight(= theincreaseinweightdependson theincreaseinheight).图表表明了体重是如何随身高成正比例上升的。
Thelevelofcrimein anareaisalmostalwaysindirectproportiontothenumberofunemployed.一个地区的犯罪率几乎总是与失业人数成正比。
More examples
  • What proportion ofpeoplewho areHIV-positivego on todevelopAIDS?
  • Aspeopleaccumulatemorewealth, theytendtospendagreaterproportion oftheirincomes.
  • Theirgenerositywas ininverseproportion totheirincome.
  • He might besmallbut he'sperfectlyin proportion.
  • Hispanics make up alargeproportion of thepopulationof Miami.

proportionnoun(SIZE)

C2[CorU]
thecorrector mostattractiverelationshipbetween thesizeof differentpartsof the same thing or between one thing and another
(某物各个组成部分或一物与另一物之间的)相称,协调,均衡,匀称
Yourlegsare very muchinproportionto(= therightsizefor)therestofyourbody.你的腿和你身体的其他部位比例非常协调。
Hisfeetseemverysmallinproportiontohisbody.和他的身体相比,他的脚似乎显得太小了。
Myheadwas muchnearerthecamerathan therestof me so I'm allout ofproportion.我的脑袋比身体其他部位离相机近得多,所以照片里我显得比例失调了。
proportions[plural]
thesize,shape, orlevelof something
尺寸;大小;形状;程度
abuildingofelegantproportions造型优美的建筑物
I'm not very good atdrawingpeople- I can never get the proportionsright.我画人物不太在行——我从来都拿不准比例。
humorousShe's a woman ofgenerousproportions(= she isfat).她是个胖女人。
Asmallworryin the back ofyourmindcan for noapparentreasonassume/take onmassiveproportions in themiddleof thenight.内心深处的一点点忧虑在深夜里便会莫名其妙地无限放大。

proportionnoun(IMPORTANCE)

[U]
used in anumberofphrasestomeanimportanceandseriousness
重要性,严重性
You have tokeepasenseofproportion(= theabilitytounderstandwhat isimportantand what is not).你得会辨别轻重缓急。
Ithinkacertainamountofworryaboutworkis verynatural, but you've got got tokeepit inproportion(=judgecorrectlyitsseriousness).我认为对工作有点担心是很自然的,但不要过分担心。

Idiom

blowsthout of proportion

Examplesofproportion

proportion
First, variability at 1 ; 8 was typically more evident in proportions of tokens than in proportions of types.
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The proportions do not sum to 1n0 since the odd, other, and ambiguous categories are not represented here.
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All results are reported as proportions of the total number of responses produced for a given age and condition.
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In fact the proportions of incomers were very similar in 1881 to what they had been in 1851, and probably long before that.
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Thus, the sample proportions were based on the known population proportions.
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We first compare the proportions of people who choose each schooling level.
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As long as two sectors coexist, the demand for labor from the modern sector determines the population proportions of wage earners and subsisters.
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Inputs must always be combined in fixed proportions.
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The hypothesis testing for proportions was the chi-squared test.
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By expressing as absolute difference, power grows quite fast when sample proportions are smaller than expected.
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In the case of a proportional at small sample proportions, the power to establish noninferiority remains low.
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We have shown that outcome proportions and influence the overall power of the study to infer noninferiority.
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By expressing as absolute deviation, the power grows quite fast when sample proportions are smaller than expected.
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The current article is aimed at cost-minimization studies, where the clinical outcome is expressed in a dichotomous primary variable (proportions).
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Utilization, pushing and debarking are recorded as proportions of the total within each category.
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Collocationswithproportion

proportion

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alarming proportion
That is an alarming proportion, considering that the total number of working divers is about 950.
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astronomical proportions
I fear that the rates will reach astronomical proportions.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
catastrophic proportions
Fires broke out soon after the earthquake at midday, magnifying the disaster to catastrophic proportions and claiming the lives of tens of thousands of people.
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