| 词汇 | proportion |
| 释义 | proportion noun uk /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ us /prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/ proportionnoun (AMOUNT)C1[ C, + sing/pl verb ] the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole: 部分;份额 Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.孩子占世界人口的很大一部分。 A higher proportion of men are willing to share household responsibilities than used to be the case.现在愿意共同承担家务的男人比例比过去要高。 The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.报告显示，贫困家庭食物支出所占其收入比例更大了。 C2[ S or U ] the number, amount, or level of one thing when compared to another: 比率，比例 The proportion of women to men at my college was about five to one.我所在大学的男女比例大约为1：5。 The chart shows how weight increases in proportion to height (= the increase in weight depends on the increase in height).图表表明了体重是如何随身高成正比例上升的。 The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.一个地区的犯罪率几乎总是与失业人数成正比。 What proportion of people who are HIV-positive go on to develop AIDS? As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.人们积累了更多财富后，他们的花费占收入的比重也往往会增加。 Their generosity was in inverse proportion to their income . He might be small but he's perfectly in proportion. Hispanics make up a large proportion of the population of Miami. Numerical relationships absolute difference absolute error absolute maximum absolute minimum arithmetic progression differential Fibonacci sequence geometric progression golden mean golden ratio harmonic progression independent variable iteration proportionably proportional proportionally proportionately prorate prorated subset proportionnoun (SIZE)C2[ C or U ] the correct or most attractive relationship between the size of different parts of 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 Your legs are very much in proportion to(= the right size for) the rest of your body.你的腿和你身体的其他部位比例非常协调。 His feet seem very small in proportion to his body.和他的身体相比，他的脚似乎显得太小了。 My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion.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 ] the size, shape, or level of something: 尺寸;大小;形状;程度 a building of elegant proportions造型优美的建筑物 Numerical relationships absolute difference absolute error absolute maximum absolute minimum arithmetic progression differential Fibonacci sequence geometric progression golden mean golden ratio harmonic progression independent variable iteration proportionably proportional proportionally proportionately prorate prorated subset proportionnoun (IMPORTANCE)[ U ] used in a number of phrases to mean importance and seriousness: 重要性，严重性 You have to keep a sense of proportion (= the ability to understand what is important and what is not).你得会辨别轻重缓急。 I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural, but you've got to keep it in proportion (= judge correctly its seriousness).我认为对工作有点担心是很自然的，但不要过分担心。 Importance - general words all that matters centre of gravity cornerstone criticality focus grandness import meaning momentousness overfocus pertinence pre-eminence precedence substantial supereminence supremacy transcendence urgency weight worth Idiomblow something out of proportion proportion | American Dictionaryproportion noun[ C/U ] us/prəˈpɔr·ʃən/ a part or share of the whole, or the relationship between one thing and another in size, amount, or degree: [ C ]The proportion of the population that is over 65 has been growing. [ pl ]The occurrence of the disease has reached epidemic proportions. Proportion is also the right relationship between one thing and another: [ U ]His anger was out of all proportion to the offense (= was much too strong). art Proportion is also the correct relationship of the parts of a work of art to each other, especially in their size. mathematics A proportion is also a equation (= mathematical statement) that shows two ratios (= comparisons) are equal. proportion | Business Englishproportion noun uk /prəˈpɔːʃən/us [ C ] the number or amount of part of something when compared to the whole: boost/increase the proportion of sthHe pledged to boost the group's proportion of home sales from 5% to 10%. as a proportion of sthLast year, public spending as a proportion of GDP sank to its lowest since the mid-1960s. It will take a few years before one will be able to observe equal proportions of men and women in sales management. a high/large/significant proportion a low/small proportion [ S or U ] the number, amount, or level of one thing when compared to another: the proportion of sth to sthThe proportion of international sales to net sales will continue to affect the company's operating results. Existing shareholders are allowed to buy new shares in proportion to their holdings. in direct proportion to sth used to say that two things are connected, so that an increase in one is directly related to an increase in the other: The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed. proportions[ plural ] the size, shape, or level of something: A fund that grows to massive proportions must adapt its investment strategy. The pensions underfunding problem is reaching crisis proportions. Examples of proportionproportion First, variability at 1 ; 8 was typically more evident in proportions of tokens than in proportions of types. The proportions do not sum to 1n0 since the odd, other, and ambiguous categories are not represented here. All results are reported as proportions of the total number of responses produced for a given age and condition. In fact the proportions of incomers were very similar in 1881 to what they had been in 1851, and probably long before that. Thus, the sample proportions were based on the known population proportions. We first compare the proportions of people who choose each schooling level. As long as two sectors coexist, the demand for labor from the modern sector determines the population proportions of wage earners and subsisters. Inputs must always be combined in fixed proportions. The hypothesis testing for proportions was the chi-squared test. By expressing as absolute difference, power grows quite fast when sample proportions are smaller than expected. In the case of a proportional at small sample proportions, the power to establish noninferiority remains low. We have shown that outcome proportions and influence the overall power of the study to infer noninferiority. By expressing as absolute deviation, the power grows quite fast when sample proportions are smaller than expected. The current article is aimed at cost-minimization studies, where the clinical outcome is expressed in a dichotomous primary variable (proportions). Utilization, pushing and debarking are recorded as proportions of the total within each category. See all examples of proportion These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withproportionproportionThese are words often used in combination with proportion. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alarming proportion That is an alarming proportion, considering that the total number of working divers is about 950. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 astronomical proportions I fear that the rates will reach astronomical proportions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with proportion |
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