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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1247 COCA: 3063

proportion
proportion /prəˈpoɚʃən/ noun
plural proportions
proportion
/prəˈpoɚʃən/
noun
plural proportions
Learner's definition of PROPORTION
1 
[count] : an amount that is a part of a whole部分；份额
— usually + of
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
[noncount]
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]
[count]
— usually plural通常用复数
4 
proportions [plural] : the size, shape, or extent of something面积；体积；程度
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
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
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
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1247 COCA: 3063

proportion

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noun

pro·​por·​tion prə-ˈpȯr-shən How to pronounce proportion (audio)
1
: harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole : balance, symmetry
2
a
: proper or equal share
each did her proportion of the work
b
: quota, percentage
3
: the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree : ratio
4
: size entry 1, dimension
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

proportion

2 of 2

verb

proportioned; proportioning prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)niŋ How to pronounce proportion (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things
2
: to make the parts of harmonious or symmetrical
3
: apportion, allot
Phrases
in proportion
: proportional sense 1

Synonyms

Noun

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
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
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1247 COCA: 3063
proportion

noun¹

 1part/share of a whole部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PROPORTION + VERB ADJECTIVE➤appreciable, considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial大部份；相當大的一部份；壓倒性的一大部份◇A significant proportion of the funding is likely to come from government.相當大的一部份資金可能會來自政府。➤fair, reasonable (especially BrE) 公平的／合理的部份▸➤low, small, tiny小部份▸➤certain特定份額▸➤equal相等的部份◇The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.公司聘用的男員工與女員工人數大致相等。➤equivalent, similar相同的／相似的份額▸➤different, differing, varying不同的比重；變化的份額▸➤fixed固定的部份▸➤exact確切的部份▸➤approximate相似的部份▸➤average平均的部份▸➤overall全部▸➤growing, increasing, rising日益增加的部份▸➤declining, decreasing, diminishing日益減少的部份VERB + PROPORTION➤calculate, estimate計算／估計比例▸➤express sth as用所佔比例表述⋯◇The chart shows government spending expressed as a proportion of national income.這幅圖表說明了政府開支在國民收入中所佔的比重。➤grow as, increase as, rise as所佔比重增長▸➤decline as, decrease as, diminish as, fall as所佔比重下降◇The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.勞動力中非熟練工人的人數正在減少。PROPORTION + VERB➤grow, increase, rise所佔比重上升▸➤decline, decrease, fall所佔比重降低
proportion

noun²

 2relationship between the size/amount of two things比例ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤correct正確的比例▸➤direct正比▸➤inverse反比◇The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.這個地區的人口在膨脹，而野生生物的數量卻在減少。➤relative相關比VERB + PROPORTION➤keep sth in使⋯恰如其分◇Try to keep your view of the situation in proportion (= not think it is more serious than it is).看待情勢要客觀。PREPOSITION➤in proportion (to)（與⋯）成比例◇The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.汽車的性能越好，保險費用就越高。➤out of proportion (to)（與⋯）不成比例◇The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.計劃的成本與現有的預算不成比例。➤proportion of sth to sth⋯與⋯的比例◇The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.所用的沙子與水泥的比例是 3 比 1.PHRASES➤be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of all proportion, be blown, exaggerated, etc. out of proportion比例被過分誇大◇This issue was about to be blown out of proportion.這個問題快要被誇大得沒邊沒沿兒了。◇The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.問題被過分誇大了。➤a sense of proportion主次觀念◇Try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).盡量分出輕重緩急。
proportion

noun³

 3proportions size and shape of sth大小；形狀ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTIONS ADJECTIVE➤biblical, enormous, epic, gargantuan, generous, gigantic, heroic, huge, immense, major, mammoth, massive, monumental, staggering巨大的規模；極大的份額；龐大的體形▸➤modest適度的體積▸➤manageable便於管理的程度◇The computer brings the huge task of stock control down to more manageable proportions.計算機使繁重的存貨管理工作變得比較易於操作。➤alarming令人擔憂的規模▸➤crisis, epidemic危機的／傳染病的程度▸➤classic, perfect古樸典雅的／理想的外形◇an entrance hall of perfect proportions比例堪稱完美的門廳VERB + PROPORTIONS➤reach達到⋯程度◇The food shortage had reached crisis proportions.食物匱乏嚴重，已可稱之為危機了。

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