1part/share of a whole部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PROPORTION + VERBADJECTIVE➤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
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2relationship between the size/amount of two things比例ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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
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3proportionssize and shape of sth大小;形狀ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROPORTIONSADJECTIVE➤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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