ADJECTIVE | VERB + PERCENTAGE | PERCENTAGE + VERB | PERCENTAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial相當高的百分比;高比例◇The area has a high percentage of unemployed men.該地區失業率很高。➤greater更大的比例◇The disease affects a greater percentage of men than women.這種疾病更多地是影響男性。➤growing, increasing增長的/上升的百分比➤low, small, tiny低比例;小部份➤fair, reasonable相當大的/合理的百分比◇A fair percentage of their business comes from people using the airport.他們業務中有相當一部份來自使用機場的人。➤disproportionate不相稱的百分比◇Disabled passengers make up a disproportionate percentage of the cruise company's customers.遊輪公司客戶中殘疾乘客特別多。➤relative相對百分比➤fixed固定百分比➤maximum, minimum最大/最小百分比➤average, mean平均百分比➤overall, total總體百分比VERB + PERCENTAGE➤calculate, determine, estimate, measure計算/確定/估計/測定百分比➤express sth as用百分比表示◇This figure can be expressed as a percentage of the total.這一數字可以用總數的百分比表示。➤comprise, make up佔百分比◇Young women comprise a large percentage of our clients.我們的顧客中年輕女性佔了很大比例。PERCENTAGE + VERB➤decline, decrease, drop, fall百分比下降;百分比下跌◇That percentage declined to 49.7 in 2006.2006 年這一比例下降到 49.7%。➤grow, increase, rise百分比增長;百分比上升➤range from sth to sth, vary比例範圍從百分之⋯到⋯;百分比不一樣◇Medical expenditure percentages ranged from 3.9% in Arizona to 9.8% in Delaware.醫療保健支出比例不一樣,亞利桑那州為 3.9%,而特拉華州則達到 9.8%。➤indicate sth, represent sth, show sth百分比表示⋯/代表⋯/顯示⋯PERCENTAGE + NOUN➤point百分點◇Unemployment has fallen by two percentage points this month.本月失業率下降了兩個百分點。➤rate百分比率◇Insurance contributions are paid at a fixed percentage rate on all earnings.按總收入的固定比率繳納保險費。➤figure, score, value百分數;百分比;百分比值➤gain, increase, rise百分比的提高/增加/上升◇the percentage rise in the average salary平均工資增長的百分比➤decline, decrease, drop, reduction百分比的下降/降低/下跌/減少➤share所佔的百分比PREPOSITION➤percentage of⋯的百分比◇What percentage of women own a car?有車的女性佔百分之多少?PHRASES➤in percentage terms從百分比來看◇The numbers are relatively low in percentage terms.從百分比來看,數字相對較低。➤on a percentage basis按百分比計算◇The artist's agent receives commission on a percentage basis.藝術家的經紀人按照一定百分比收取佣金。