| 单词 | proportion |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ALMOST〕The police describe the situation as approaching crisis proportions. 警方说事态已几近危急。朗文写作活用〔AMOUNT〕A high proportion of the products tested were found to contain harmful chemicals. 被测试的产品中有很大一部分被发现含有有害化学物质。朗文写作活用〔AMOUNT〕What is the proportion of men to women in your office? 你们公司里男女比例情况如何？朗文写作活用〔BIG〕A large proportion of the audience consisted of teenaged girls. 观众中有许多是少女。朗文写作活用〔BIG〕A significant proportion of drivers fail to keep to speed limits. 有相当多的司机不遵守车速限制。朗文写作活用〔BURN〕If the mixture proves difficult to ignite, increase the proportion of ethylene. 如果发现这混合物难以点燃，那就增加乙烯的比例。朗文写作活用〔Canaletto〕Italian painter noted for his detailed and precisely proportioned views of Venice.卡纳莱托：意大利画家，以其对威尼斯精细且精确的描绘而出名美国传统〔EXAGGERATE〕It was just a simple disagreement. Don't blow it up out of all proportion. 这只是个小小的分歧，别把它说严重了。朗文写作活用〔EXAGGERATE〕The whole thing has been blown out of all proportion by the media. 这整件事情被媒体大肆渲染了。朗文写作活用〔HUNGRY/NOT HUNGRY〕During the 1930s a large proportion of Britain's urban population was malnourished. 20世纪30年代，英国有很大比例的城市人口营养不良。朗文写作活用〔KEEP〕It's important that you retain a sense of proportion when you're feeling depressed. 当你感到沮丧时要把握分寸，这是很重要的。朗文写作活用〔NEWS〕The press have blown the story out of all proportion. 新闻界对这个报道大做文章。朗文写作活用〔PART〕A significant proportion of the elderly are dependent on the basic state pension. 老年人中很大一部分依靠基本政府养老金过活。朗文写作活用〔PART〕What proportion of your income do you spend on food? 食物支出占你的收入比重多少？朗文写作活用〔SHAPE〕The drug was shown to cause deformity in a high proportion of babies born to mothers taking it. 经证明，服用这种药物的母亲生出的孩子有很大的比率是畸形的。朗文写作活用〔TOO/TOO MUCH〕My confidence was so low it was difficult to keep things in proportion -- the smallest problem seemed like a major tragedy. 我很缺乏自信，因此很难恰如其分地看待事情一小小的问题在我看来都像是重大的悲剧。朗文写作活用〔TOO/TOO MUCH〕The Party's recent successes in the polls are encouraging but they need to be kept in proportion. 该党派最近在选举中的成功令人鼓舞，但也要保持理智。朗文写作活用〔WORK〕A small proportion of those who complete their training do not practise as doctors. 有一小部分人完成培训后没有当医生。朗文写作活用〔a penny saved is a penny earned〕I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings - a penny saved is a penny earned.我建议人们把收入的一部分存起来——储蓄一文赚一文。剑桥高阶〔absolute〕Health spending has increased in absolute terms, but not as a proportion of national income.医疗花费在绝对数目上有所增长，但在国民收入中所占的比例没有增长。麦克米伦高阶〔accumulate〕As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.人们积累了更多财富后，他们的花费占收入的比重也往往会增加。剑桥高阶〔arrival〕A high proportion of the new arrivals are skilled professionals.新来的人中很大一部分是技术熟练的专业人士。柯林斯高阶〔assay〕To be shown by analysis to contain a certain proportion of usually precious metal.经分析含有：经检验证明含某种比率的通常较贵重金属美国传统〔assume〕The issue has assumed considerable political proportions (= has become a big political problem).这已经成为一个很大的政治问题。剑桥高阶〔assume〕The problem is beginning to assume massive proportions .问题开始显出其严重性。朗文当代〔balance〕A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements, as in a design.调和；和谐：协调的，令人满意的各部分或各因素之间的安排或比例，如在一个图案中美国传统〔balance〕To bring into or keep in equal or satisfying proportion or harmony.使和谐，使谐调：进入或保持相等的或令人满意的比例或和谐状态美国传统〔blow sth out of proportion〕Of course, when the papers get hold of a story, it's blown out of all proportion.当然了，一旦报纸知道了一则传闻，就会大肆渲染一番。剑桥高阶〔blow up〕The media may be blowing it up out of proportion.媒体可能过分夸大了此事。柯林斯高阶〔blow up〕The media may be blowing it up out of proportion.媒体可能过分渲染了这件事。外研社新世纪〔blow〕We admit we were late with the payment, but let's not blow this out of all proportion.我们承认我们付款延期了，但也不用对此小题大做吧。麦克米伦高阶〔bracket〕The proportion in the25 to 35 age bracket has shrunk to 7percent.25 到35岁年龄段的人数比例已缩减至7%。英汉大词典〔callipygian〕Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.有匀称臀部的：长有匀称漂亮的臀部的美国传统〔chrome green〕Any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue in various proportions.铬绿：由铬黄和铁蓝按不同比例调成的绿色颜料系列美国传统〔comprise〕Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers.兼职人员中妇女占了很大一部分。朗文当代〔curettage〕A high proportion of dilatation and curettage operations are performed on women under the age of 40.接受扩宫和刮宫手术的女性有很大一部分年龄在40岁以下。剑桥高阶〔disperse〕Birds disperse a large proportion of the seeds.鸟传播大部分的种子。麦克米伦高阶〔disproportionate〕Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount.不成比例的，不相称的，不匀称的：不成比例的，不相称的，如在尺寸、形状或数量上美国传统〔dry〕Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions. () 流感疫情愈演愈烈，疫苗供应日趋枯竭。牛津搭配〔dwarf〕An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features not properly proportioned or formed.侏儒：发育不正常身材矮小的人，常表现出四肢比例不协调美国传统〔epic〕He had produced a meal of epic proportions. 他做了一顿丰盛的饭菜。朗文当代〔epidemic〕By the 1960s heart disease, cancer, and diabetes had reached epidemic proportions.截至20世纪60年代, 心脏病、癌症和糖尿病已经成为流行病。外研社新世纪〔epidemic〕Car theft is now reaching epidemic proportions.汽车偷盗现已近泛滥成灾。牛津高阶〔epidemic〕In some cities, drug taking has reached epidemic proportions.在一些城市，吸毒已经达到泛滥的程度。麦克米伦高阶〔epidemic〕Ireland is facing an alcohol problem of epidemic proportions.爱尔兰正面临泛滥成灾的酗酒问题。外研社新世纪〔epidemic〕Poverty in this country has reached epidemic proportions .这个国家很多人处于贫困之中。剑桥高阶〔equal〕Showing or having no variance in proportion, structure, or appearance.无差别的：比例、结构或外观无变化的美国传统〔eurythmy〕Harmony of proportion in architecture.建筑的比例协调美国传统〔eye〕To my eye, the windows seem out of proportion.在我看来，这些窗子似乎不成比例。牛津高阶〔force〕A large proportion of the labour force(= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.)is unskilled.很大一部份劳动力是非技术工人。牛津高阶〔form〕A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.可调整大小比例的模型：与人体相称的，常可调整的模型，以适用各种服装美国传统〔handsomely〕The drawing-room is handsomely proportioned.客厅的比例合理，尽显大气。柯林斯高阶〔higher〕A greater proportion of people with first degrees are now going on to study for higher degrees.现在有更多具有学士学位的人继续深造以获得更高学位。剑桥高阶〔high〕A high proportion of the population are immigrants.人口中移民的比例很高。麦克米伦高阶〔high〕A high proportion of women with children under five work full-time.很大一部分有孩子不到五岁的妇女在做全职工作。朗文当代〔immeasurable〕The refugee problem has now reached immeasurable proportions.难民问题已经到了无法估量的程度。朗文当代〔inflate〕His modest wartime exploits have been inflated to heroic proportions.他在战争期间的功绩平平,却被吹捧到大智大勇的程度。英汉大词典〔inverse〕A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness(= the more money they have, the less happy they are).一个人的财富常常与他的幸福成反比。牛津高阶〔inverse〕Clearly, the amount of money people save increases in inverse proportion to the amount they spend.显然，人们储蓄的增加与消费成反比。朗文当代〔inverse〕The human population was growing in inverse proportion to that of the lions and elephants(=as one increased, the other decreased).人口增长与狮子和大象的数量成反比。麦克米伦高阶〔large〕A large proportion of old people live alone.一大部份老人都是独居。牛津高阶〔macronutrient〕An element, such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen, required in large proportion for the normal growth and development of a plant.大量营养素：满足植物正常生长和发育而需要的大量元素，如碳、氢、氧或氮等美国传统〔mainstream〕The proportion of children with special needs in mainstream schools has risen steadily.主流学校中有特殊需要的学生比例已经持续上升。外研社新世纪〔make〕Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population.女性只占囚犯人数的一小部分。朗文当代〔maleness〕A high proportion of crime is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.很大一部分案件乃是十几岁的少年和二十多岁的青年男子所为。柯林斯高阶〔male〕A high proportion of crime is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.犯罪者中十几岁和二十几岁的年轻男子占了很高的比例。外研社新世纪〔manageable〕Keep your spending on luxuries down to manageable proportions.将你在奢侈品上的花费降至可控范围。柯林斯高阶〔manageable〕Keep your spending on luxuries down to manageable proportions.把你在奢侈品上的开销降低到可以承受的水平。外研社新世纪〔mannerism〕Mannerism is characterized by a distortion of proportions and perspective.风格主义的特点在于比例和透视的扭曲。剑桥高阶〔market share〕The proportion of industry sales of a good or service that is controlled by a company.市场交易额，市场份额：由公司控管的商品或服务的行业销售百分比美国传统〔midget〕Offensive An extremely little person who is otherwise normally proportioned.【无礼用语】 侏儒：一个非常矮但身体各部分比例正常的人美国传统〔monstrous〕The legend assumed monstrous proportions.这个传奇故事达到极其荒谬的程度。英汉大词典〔mythic proportions〕His fame has grown to mythic proportions.他已是赫赫有名。韦氏高阶〔mythic〕Her popularity has grown to mythic proportions.她受欢迎的程度令人难以置信。麦克米伦高阶〔mythic〕Scott of the Antarctic was a national hero of mythic proportions.南极探险家斯科特是位赫赫有名的民族英雄。牛津高阶〔mythic〕The Alaska Highway had hair-raising hairpin curves, mud, dust, and potholes of mythic proportions.阿拉斯加公路上的弯道夹杂着污泥和尘土, 以及神奇的凹坑, 令人毛骨悚然。外研社新世纪〔negative〕The test will give a proportion of false negatives.这种化验会出现一定比例的假阴性结果。朗文当代〔optimum〕The substances were mixed in various proportions until an optimum was reached.将不同比例的各种物质混合，最终达到最优状态。韦氏高阶〔overproportion〕To make larger and out of proportion to what is normal, desired, or appropriate.使大得不相称：使过大而超出了正常的、理想的或适当的比例美国传统〔owner-occupier〕The Northern Region has a lower proportion of owner-occupiers than any other English region.北部地区房屋自用的比例低于英格兰任何其他地区。外研社新世纪〔owner-occupier〕The Northern Region has a lower proportion of owner-occupiers than any other English region.北部地区房屋自用的比例低于英格兰任何其他地区。柯林斯高阶〔patois〕A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。柯林斯高阶〔play cat and mouse〕The 32-year-old singer spent a large proportion of the week playing cat and mouse with the press.那位32岁的歌手这周大部分的时间都花在了与媒体玩猫戏老鼠的游戏上。剑桥高阶〔pound cake〕A rich, finely textured yellow cake containing a large proportion of eggs, flour, butter, and sugar.磅饼，加畜奶酒糕：含有较大比例鸡蛋、面粉、黄油及糖的富含油脂、口感很好的黄色蛋糕美国传统〔proportional representation〕Representation of all parties in a legislature in proportion to their popular vote.比例代表制：各政党按照其所得票数在总票数中的比例获得议员席位的一种选举制度美国传统〔proportional〕Forming a relationship with other parts or quantities; being in proportion.成比例的：与其余部分或数量形成一种关系或比例的；成比例的美国传统〔proportional〕One of the quantities in a mathematical proportion.比例项：在数学上成比例的数或项之一美国传统〔proportioned〕Arnold's perfectly proportioned body 阿诺德匀称的身材朗文当代〔proportioned〕The sculpture was poorly proportioned.这尊雕塑的比例不对。韦氏高阶〔proportioned〕We wandered through the beautifully proportioned rooms of the Winter Palace.我们浏览了冬宫里错落有致、美仑美奂的众多宫室。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕A proportion of the rent is met by the city council.一部分租金由市政委员会支付。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition 五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。牛津高阶〔proportion〕A high proportion of high school students enroll in college.绝大部分高中生都升入大学。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕A high proportion of the population are from North Africa.人口中很大一部分来自北非。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕A higher proportion of men are willing to share household responsibilities than used to be the case.现在愿意共同承担家务的男人比例比过去要高。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕A large proportion of the audience cheered.大部分的听众欢呼了。牛津同义词〔proportion〕A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die.那片区域里的很大一部分海豚终将死去。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕A large proportion of the proceeds are donated to charity.大部分收入都捐给慈善机构。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕A significant proportion of the funding is likely to come from government.相当大的一部分资金可能会来自政府。牛津搭配〔proportion〕A small proportion of people in the group was left-handed.这个组里小部分人是左撇子。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕A: What proportion of your wages do you spend on rent? B: About a quarter.甲:你的工资有多少要花在房租上? 乙:大约四分之一。英汉大词典〔proportion〕Although the majority of offenders are men, a small proportion – about 5 percent – are women.虽然罪犯主要是男性，女性也占一小部分 — 大约 5%。朗文当代〔proportion〕Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.孩子占世界人口的很大一部分。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.与成人相比，儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕Cézanne managed to proportion and place his forms so that they tapped an underlying, invisible order.塞尚得以均衡各种形状, 塑造了一种内在的、无形的秩序。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕Every parent is asked to contribute a proportion of the total cost.要求每位家长都捐献一部分费用。朗文当代〔proportion〕Everything about the room is beautifully in proportion.这屋子里的每一样东西都很协调。麦克米伦高阶〔proportion〕Everything just got blown out of proportion.所有一切都变得不可收拾了。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕Genovese's work shows a wonderful sense of proportion and design.热那亚人的作品呈现出的匀称感和设计令人叫绝。麦克米伦高阶〔proportion〕He helped Philip to a gin and tonic of giant proportions.他给菲利普斟了一大杯金汤力。英汉大词典〔proportion〕Her legs are quite long in proportion to the rest of her body.她的腿比起身体其余部分来是长了点儿。英汉大词典〔proportion〕His reaction was out of all proportion to her remark.他的反应与她的话完全不相称。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕I'm not very good at drawing people - I can never get the proportions right.我画人物不太在行——我从来都拿不准比例。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕It's a problem of huge/massive proportions.这是一个大范围的问题。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.壤土是由大约等份的黏土、沙和粉砂合成的。牛津高阶〔proportion〕My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion.我的脑袋比身体其他部位离相机近得多，所以照片里我显得比例失调了。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕Often proportions Dimensions; size. 常作 proportions 容积；大小美国传统〔proportion〕Only a small proportion of graduates fail to find employment.只有一小部分毕业生没找到工作。麦克米伦高阶〔proportion〕Reduce the drawing so that all the elements stay in proportion.缩小这幅画以使各部分保持协调。朗文当代〔proportion〕The proportion of butter to sugar is about two to one.黄油与白糖的比例大约是二比一。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The proportion of sand to cement used was three to one.所用的沙子与水泥的比例是 3 比 1.牛津搭配〔proportion〕The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%.从事该职业的女性比例已升高到17.3%。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕The proportion of women to men at my college was about five to one.我所在大学的男女比例大约为1：5。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕The proportions of the room allowed us to put in a grand piano.这房间的面积可以让我们放进一架大钢琴。英汉大词典〔proportion〕The chances of survival are in direct proportion to the age of the individual.存活的几率与个体的年龄成正比。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The charge is in proportion to the person's income.费用与个人收入相匹配。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.公司聘用的男员工与女员工人数大致相等。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The cost of insurance increases in proportion to the performance of the car.汽车的性能越好，保险费用就越高。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.计划的成本与现有的预算不成比例。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The decision affects a significant proportion of the population.那项决定影响到相当大一部分人口。朗文当代〔proportion〕The figures in the painting are completely out of proportion with their surroundings.画中的人像与他们周围的事物完全不成比例。麦克米伦高阶〔proportion〕The fine was out of all proportion to the seriousness of the offence.罚不当罪。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The fine was out of all proportion to the seriousness of the offence.罚金与所犯过失的严重性完全不相称。(指罚金过重) 英汉大词典〔proportion〕The food shortage had reached crisis proportions.食物匮乏严重，已可称之为危机了。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The human population in the region is expanding in inverse proportion to the wildlife.这个地区的人口在膨胀，而野生生物的数量却在减少。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.一个地区的犯罪率几乎总是与失业人数成正比。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.媒体大肆渲染这件事。牛津高阶〔proportion〕The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure.汽缸内的压力会随着汽锅压力的增加而增加。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The publicity the exhibition has received is out of all proportion to its actual quality.这次展览受到的公众的关注与其实际的品质完全不相称。麦克米伦高阶〔proportion〕The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music.该电台不得不播放大量的古典音乐。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music.该电台不得不播放大量的古典音乐。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.报告显示，贫困家庭食物支出所占其收入比例更大了。剑桥高阶〔proportion〕The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.做这份工作，你的报酬与你付出的努力是成正比的。朗文当代〔proportion〕The room is very long in proportion to(= relative to)its width.这房间的长度比宽度大很多。牛津高阶〔proportion〕The size of the furniture should be in proportion to the size of the room.家具大小应与房间大小相称。英汉大词典〔proportion〕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。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕The unskilled section of the working class was diminishing as a proportion of the workforce.劳动力中非熟练工人的人数正在减少。牛津搭配〔proportion〕The whole issue has been blown out of all proportion.整个问题被过分夸大了。朗文当代〔proportion〕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。韦氏高阶〔proportion〕Try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).尽量分出轻重缓急。牛津搭配〔proportion〕Try to reduce your tasks to more manageable proportions .尽量把你的工作减少到较易处理的量。朗文当代〔proportion〕Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.水覆盖了地球表面的大部份。牛津高阶〔proportion〕We must not lose our sense of proportion.我们要把握好分寸。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕We've got to keep this in proportion.我们得保持其平衡。外研社新世纪〔proportion〕Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕You can protest by all means, but keep a sense of proportion.你自然可以抗议，但是要分清主次。朗文当代〔proportion〕You have not done your proportion of the work.你的那份工作还未完成。英汉大词典〔proportion〕You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion.你的前景人物画得不合比例。牛津高阶〔ready-mix〕A mixture in proper proportions of two or more ingredients, as of concrete or a food product, marketed for convenience; a premix.预拌品；半成品食物：将两种或两种以上成份按适当比例调制好了的混合品，如预拌混凝土或食物，为了方便的目的而销售预制混合品美国传统〔rev up〕The proportion of students entering universities and colleges is revving up in recent years.近几年来考入大专院校的升学率正在不断提高。21世纪英汉〔scale〕A calibrated line, as on a map or an architectural plan, indicating such a proportion.比例尺：在地图或建筑上表示这种比例的标有刻度的线段美国传统〔scenario〕In a worst-case scenario, the disease will reach epidemic proportions.最坏的情况是这种病流行起来。牛津搭配〔scot and lot〕A municipal tax formerly levied in Great Britain on the members of a community in proportion to their ability to pay.按能力支付的教区税：过去在大不列颠按照社团成员支付能力规定交税多少的一种市政税美国传统〔secondary color〕A color produced by mixing two primary colors in approximately equal proportions.合成色：将两种原色以大约相同的比例混合而成的颜色美国传统〔sense〕We must keep a sense of proportion about all this.我们对所有的这些都要有轻重缓急之分。柯林斯高阶〔shrinkage〕The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.收缩量：某物缩小的量或比例美国传统〔size〕He eats a lot in proportion to his body size.相对于体格来说，他饭量挺大。牛津搭配〔small〕A much smaller proportion of women are employed in senior positions.受雇担任高级职位的女性比例要小得多。朗文当代〔standard〕The set proportion by weight of gold or silver to alloy metal prescribed for use in coinage.硬币的法定含金或含银量：铸造货币时混合金属的含金或银的法定比例含量美国传统〔statuesque〕Suggestive of a statue, as in proportion, grace, or dignity; stately.雕像般的：类似雕像的，如在比例、姿态或风度上等；雄伟的美国传统〔striking〕The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides.那些统计数据最引人注目之处是极高的自杀率。外研社新世纪〔supergraphics〕Brightly colored and simply designed graphic shapes of billboard proportions.超大图形：似广告招贴板大小、颜色鲜明、设计简朴的平面图美国传统〔tower〕A building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length.塔楼：建筑物或建筑物的一部分，相对它的宽度和长度而言非常的高美国传统〔underwrite〕They have undertaken to underwrite a large proportion of the supermarket's deficits.他们已承诺支付该超级市场赤字的一大部分。21世纪英汉〔very low-density lipoprotein〕A lipoprotein containing a very large proportion of lipids to protein and carrying most cholesterol from the liver to the tissues.超低密度脂蛋白：蛋白内包含大量脂质的脂蛋白，将大部分胆固醇从肝脏送入组织美国传统A large proportion of the best citizens hated his despotism. 一大部分最好的公民都痛恨他的专制君主统治。译典通A large proportion of the country is desert. 这个国家的大部分地方是沙漠。译典通Her head is ridiculously big in proportion to her body.和她的身体相比，她的头大得滑稽。剑桥国际His earnings were out of proportion to his skill and ability. 他的收入同他的技术和能力极不成比例。译典通I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural but you've got to keep it in proportion (= judge correctly its seriousness).我想对工作有一定的担心是很自然的，但是你别过分担心。剑桥国际I'm not very good at drawing people -- I can never get the proportions right.我画人物画不好----我从来画不对比例。剑桥国际It's ridiculous -- we have a tiny disagreement and you blow the whole thing up out of proportion (= treat the matter far too seriously)! 这太可笑了----我们只是意见稍有不同，你就夸大了整件事的严重性。剑桥国际Japan hosts the biggest proportion of the world's major multinationals.设在日本的世界主要跨国公司所占比重最大。牛津商务Literacy in the country has increased, with the literate proportion of the population rising to 52.1% from 43.6% a decade ago.该国文化水平已经得到提高，人口中有文化的比例已从十年前的43.6%上升到52.1% 。剑桥国际Of course when the papers get hold of a story it's blown out of all proportion.当然了，一旦报纸得到了一个故事，它就会被传得不像样了。剑桥国际Only a small proportion of people who have been baptized are practising Christians.只有一小部分受过洗礼的人是虔诚的基督教徒。剑桥国际Raw materials make up only a small proportion of the cost of the finished (=completed) product.原材料只占成品成本的很小一部分。剑桥国际She has the dancer's finely proportioned physique.她有着舞蹈演员那种比例匀称的体格。剑桥国际Since the early 1970s, the proportion of high school graduates going to college has stabilized at 50%.从70年代早期开始，高中的大学升学率稳定在50％。剑桥国际The proportion of women to men at my college was about five women to one man.我的大学的男女生比例是大约五个女生比一个男生。剑桥国际The attractiveness of a city tends to be in inverse proportion to its economic productivity.一座城市的吸引力往往与其经济生产力成反比。牛津商务The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.公司雇用的男女员工比例大致相同。牛津商务The crime rate is in direct proportion to the unemployment rate (= they are connected, so if one is high the other is also high).犯罪率与失业率成正比。牛津商务The extra allowance is expressed as a proportion of your basic pay.额外津贴是以基本工资的百分比表示的。牛津商务The fall in share values is reaching crisis proportions.股票价值下跌即将达到危机的程度。牛津商务The painting lacks proportion. 这幅画比例失调。译典通The power a political party is allowed to exercise should correspond closely to the proportion of votes it receives.一个政党能行使的权力应和它赢得的选票比例密切相关。剑桥国际The problem of inflation has reached epic proportions.通货膨胀问题已到了很严重的程度。剑桥国际The statistic which most health professionals watch--the proportion of total calories eaten as fats --shows little improvement.大多数健康专家注意的统计数字----以脂肪形式摄入的卡路里占总量的比例----基本没有显示出改善。剑桥国际You've got to keep a sense of proportion (= the ability to understand what is important and what is not).你得有辨别轻重缓急的能力。剑桥国际 |
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