1. | [cspv] 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。 |
2. | [u] ~ (of sth to sth) 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。 |
3. | [u][c][usupl] 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 比例协调的雄伟建筑物 | |
Always try to keep a sense of proportion(= of the relative importance of different things) . 事有轻重缓急之分，这要常记在心。 |
4. | [pl] 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易操作的步骤。 | |
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 |
5. | [u] 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’ |
