percentage /pɚˈsɛntɪʤ/ noun plural percentages
plural percentages
Learner's definition of PERCENTAGE
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[count] : a number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts百分比;百分率 -
If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his save percentage is 96 percent.如果一个守门员守住了100次射门中的96次,他的防守成功率就是96%。
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The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.能够完成高中学业和大学学业的女性分别占95%和52%。
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Interest rates fell two percentage points. [=interest rates fell two percent]利率下跌了两个百分点。
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[singular] : a part of a whole : portion部分 3
[count] : a part or share of the profit earned when something is sold利润的分成 —
usually singular通常用单数
no percentage
informal
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used to say that something should not be done because there is no chance that it will produce a good result没有好处;无益