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proportion
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural proportions
plural proportions
Learner's definition of PROPORTION
1
[count] : an amount that is a part of a whole部分；份额 — usually + of
- Some of the money goes to cover expenses, but a large proportion [=portion, percentage] is donated to charity.一部分资金用于填补支出，但大部分都捐给慈善机构。
- These expenses account for only a small proportion of our budget.这些支出只占我们预算的一小部分。
- The proportion of people who own their own homes is slowly increasing.有房一族的比例正在缓慢上升。
- The solution was made from equal proportions of water and bleach.这种溶液是由等比例的水和漂白粉混制而成的。
- A high proportion of high school students enroll in college.绝大部分高中生都升入大学。
- A large proportion of the proceeds are donated to charity.大部分收入都捐给慈善机构。
- A small proportion of people in the group was left-handed.这个组里小部分人是左撇子。
2
: the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things比例；倍数关系
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数 — often + of - The proportion [=ratio] of boys to girls in our class is three to one. [=there are three boys for each girl in our class]我们班男女生的比例是三比一。
[noncount]
- Your share of the profits will be in proportion to the amount of work that you do. [=if you do more work, you will get a larger share of the profits]你的利润份额将与你完成的工作量成正比。
3
: the correct or appropriate relationship between the size, shape, and position of the different parts of something正确的比例；均衡；匀称
[noncount]
- His head is large in proportion to his body. [=the size of his head seems large when compared to the size of his body]从人体比例看，他的头偏大。
- The garage is not in proportion to the house. [=the garage is too small/big for the house]车库的大小与房子不成比例。
- His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head.他的耳朵和头不成比例。
- The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.窗户的大小似乎与墙的高度不成比例。
[count]
— usually plural通常用复数 - The cathedral has classic proportions.大教堂的比例堪称经典。
4
proportions [plural] : the size, shape, or extent of something面积；体积；程度
- The carpet did not fit the proportions [=dimensions] of the room.地毯的大小和房间面积不搭。
- It's a problem of huge/massive proportions.这是一个大范围的问题。
- It was a disaster of biblical/epic proportions. [=it was a terrible disaster that affected many people]那是一场巨大的灾难。
5
[noncount]
a : the importance of something when it is compared to other things : the relative importance of things（事情的）重要性，重要程度
- He has no sense of proportion.他分不清事情的轻重缓急。
b
◊ If you keep things in proportion, you understand which things are truly important and you do not become upset by small things that are not important.有分寸地处理事情
- Let's keep things in proportion. You should be able to wait one more day after you have waited two months already.我们应该理性地处理问题，你都已经等了两个月了，再多等一天也未尝不可。
c
◊ If something gets out of proportion or is blown out of proportion, it becomes larger than it should be or it is treated as something worse or more important than it really is.不相称；不协调；过分
- Their fears have gotten (totally/completely) out of proportion.他们恐惧过度了。
- The story was blown out of proportion in the newspapers.报纸上这个报道被渲染过度了。
- You are blowing things (all/way) out of proportion.你把事情做得过分了。
pro·por·tion prə-ˈpȯr-shən 
3
: the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree : ratio
5
: a statement of equality between two ratios in which the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth (as in 4/2=10/5) compare extreme sense 1b, mean sense 1c
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head. The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Cooban, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Those earning less than $10,000 would see their benefits reduced by the same proportion. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 The first prong states that the number of male and female athletes must be of the same proportion as the number of male and female undergraduate students. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 Efficacy was measured by the proportion of patients, some of whom received a 2-milligram treatment and some of whom received a 4-milligram treatment, who experienced at least 80 scalp hair coverage at 36 weeks. Allure, 15 June 2022 If the same proportion of chronic illness holds, the country should now have at least 56 million long-COVID patients. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Roughly 7 in 10 adults in rural areas reported having home broadband access in 2021, Pew found; the same proportion had desktop or laptop computer. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Data provided by the city’s Recreation and Park Department last year indicated that residents from all 11 supervisor districts were visiting JFK Drive in about the same proportion as before the pandemic. J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2022 Available information suggests that Black men are a growing proportion of monkeypox cases, said Caitlin Rivers, a Johns Hopkins University expert on government response to epidemics. Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 25 Aug. 2022 But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will. John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020 Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures. Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2020 Dvir originally focused on making sure the triptychs were correctly proportioned. Michael Hardy, Wired, 23 Feb. 2020 Why would any animal be so ridiculously proportioned? Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019 The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed. al, 20 Jan. 2020 At mile eighty-one of the New York State Thruway, the gray silhouettes of the Catskills come into view, perfectly framed and proportioned. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019 Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly. NBC News, 30 Nov. 2019 See More
Noun
Offsetting the same proportion for the year to April 2024 would cost another £90 billion. Anna Cooban, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Those earning less than $10,000 would see their benefits reduced by the same proportion. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 The first prong states that the number of male and female athletes must be of the same proportion as the number of male and female undergraduate students. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 Efficacy was measured by the proportion of patients, some of whom received a 2-milligram treatment and some of whom received a 4-milligram treatment, who experienced at least 80 scalp hair coverage at 36 weeks. Allure, 15 June 2022 If the same proportion of chronic illness holds, the country should now have at least 56 million long-COVID patients. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Roughly 7 in 10 adults in rural areas reported having home broadband access in 2021, Pew found; the same proportion had desktop or laptop computer. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Data provided by the city’s Recreation and Park Department last year indicated that residents from all 11 supervisor districts were visiting JFK Drive in about the same proportion as before the pandemic. J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2022 Available information suggests that Black men are a growing proportion of monkeypox cases, said Caitlin Rivers, a Johns Hopkins University expert on government response to epidemics. Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Verb
It can be used to proportion other parts of the face. Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 25 Aug. 2022 But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will. John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020 Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures. Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2020 Dvir originally focused on making sure the triptychs were correctly proportioned. Michael Hardy, Wired, 23 Feb. 2020 Why would any animal be so ridiculously proportioned? Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2019 The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed. al, 20 Jan. 2020 At mile eighty-one of the New York State Thruway, the gray silhouettes of the Catskills come into view, perfectly framed and proportioned. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019 Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly. NBC News, 30 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English proporcion, from Anglo-French, from Latin proportion-, proportio, from pro for + portion-, portio portion — more at for
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of proportion was in the 14th century Phrases Containing proportion
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