proportion

名词

1. 1

   比例、比率

   A high proportion of the city's residents commute by train.

   该市有很高比例的居民搭火车通勤。

2. 2

   部分、份额

   Only a small proportion of the budget goes to training.

   预算中只有一小部分用于培训。

3. 3

   均衡、匀称、相称常用于 in/out of proportion

   The windows are out of proportion with the rest of the building.

   这些窗户和建筑其他部分不成比例。

4. 4

   大小、规模常用复数

   The leak has now grown to alarming proportions.

   这次外泄事件如今已扩大到惊人的规模。

5. 5

   轻重、分寸常用于 sense of proportion

   She keeps a sense of proportion when everyone else panics.

   别人都慌了，她还能分清事情的轻重。

动词

1. 1

   使成比例、使相称正式

   The architect proportioned the rooms to suit a small family.

   建筑师把房间的大小调整得适合小家庭居住。

相关片语

• out of proportion
• blow out of proportion