(especially BrE) (NAmE usuallypercent) VERB + PER CENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + PER CENT➤account for, amount to, be equal to, comprise, constitute, equal, represent佔百分之⋯;共計百分之⋯;等於百分之⋯◇Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of the total last year.去年海外收入佔總收入的 9%。➤contain包含百分之⋯◇Roman coins containing about 25% zinc鋅含量大約 25% 的羅馬硬幣➤hit, reach, stand at, total達到百分之⋯;共計百分之⋯◇Their share of the vote reached 6.5% in 1998.1998 年他們在選票中所佔比例達到 6.5%。➤exceed, top超過百分之⋯◇Sales have already exceeded 25% of the predicted annual turnover.銷售已經超過預計年營業額的 25%。(All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by by, from or to plus per cent/percent. Sometimes the word by is left out.下列搭配中的所有動詞都可以接 by、from 或 to 加上 per cent/percent。有時 by 可以省略。)➤be up, climb, expand, go up, grow, improve, increase, jump, leap, rise, shoot up, soar, surge上升百分之⋯;攀升百分之⋯;增長百分之⋯;提高⋯個百分點;猛增百分之⋯◇Prices rose by 12% in 1998.價格在 1998 年上升了 12%。◇Prices rose 12%.價格上升了 12%。➤be down, come down, decline, decrease, dip, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, shrink, slide, slip, slump (especially BrE) 下降百分之⋯;下跌百分之⋯;減少⋯個百分點;猛跌⋯個百分點◇Profitability is down from 16% to 12.2%.收益率由 16% 降到了 12.2%。➤boost sth, increase sth, raise sth將⋯提高百分之⋯;將⋯增加百分之⋯◇We're hoping to boost sales by 10%.我們希望把銷售額提高 10%。➤cut sth, reduce sth, slash sth把⋯削減百分之⋯;將⋯減少百分之⋯;將⋯大幅度削減百分之⋯◇Operating expenses were slashed 54.2%.經營開支削減了 54.2%。PREPOSITION➤about five, ten, etc. per cent, around five, ten, etc. per cent大約 5%、10% 等▸➤by five, ten, etc. per cent以 5%、10% 等◇They aim to cut carbon dioxide levels by 20% in 15 years.他們的目標是在 15 年內將二氧化碳水平降低 20%。➤over five, ten, etc. per cent超過 5%、10% 等➤up to five, ten, etc. per cent達到 5%、10% 等◇a process that can reduce the cost by up to 15%可以減少高達 15% 成本的一項工序➤per cent of sth⋯的百分比◇In 40% of all cases, the parents had no idea of their child's problem.在四成的個案中父母對孩子的問題一無所知。PHRASES➤a boost of five, ten, etc. per cent, an improvement of five, ten, etc. per cent, an increase of five, ten, etc. per cent, a jump of five, ten, etc. per cent, a rise of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的提高; 5%、10% 等的躍增; 5%、10% 等的增幅◇a jump of 8% in cases of the disease該疾病的病例猛增 8%➤a cut of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decline of five, ten, etc. per cent, a decrease of five, ten, etc. per cent, a drop of five, ten, etc. per cent, a fall of five, ten, etc. per cent, a reduction of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的削減; 5%、10% 等的下降; 5%、10% 等的減少◇a fall of 12% in cases of the disease該疾病的病例下降 12%➤only five, ten, etc. per cent只有 5%、10% 等◇Only 10% of the teenagers agreed with this statement.只有 10% 的青少年同意這種說法。➤fewer than five, ten, etc. per cent, less than five, ten, etc. per cent, more than five, ten, etc. per cent不到/低於/高於 5%、10% 等◇Profits rose by more than 50% last year.去年利潤的增長超過 50%。➤growth of five, ten, etc. per cent * 5%、10% 等的增長◇Growth of 11% is forecast.預計增長 11%。➤in the bottom five, ten, etc. per cent, in the top five, ten, etc. per cent屬於墊底的/屬於前 5%、10% 等◇His son was in the top 2% of his class.他兒子的成績在班裏位列前 2%。➤five, ten, etc. per cent less, five, ten, etc. per cent more少 5%、10% 等;多 5%、10% 等◇New cars use about 35% less fuel.新車使用的燃料減少大約 35%。➤five, ten, etc. per cent of all, five, ten, etc. per cent of a total全部數量的/總數的 5%、10% 等◇The tribe's land now amounts to around 50% of the total land area.該部落的土地現在大約佔土地總面積的 50%。
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