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0 the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole
Children make up a large proportion of the world's population. 孩子占世界人口的很大一部分。
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。
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。
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。
The chart shows how weight increases in proportion to height (= the increase in weight depends on the increase in height). 图表表明了体重是如何随身高成正比例上升的。
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。
1 the correct or most attractive relationship between the size of different parts of the same thing or between one thing and another
Your legs are very much in proportion to (= the right size for) the rest of your body. 你的腿和你身体的其他部位比例非常协调。
His feet seem very small in proportion to his body. 和他的身体相比,他的脚似乎显得太小了。
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。
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。
humorous She's a woman of generous proportions (= she is fat). 她是个胖女人。
A small worry in the back of your mind can for no apparent reason assume/take on massive proportions in the middle of the night. 内心深处的一点点忧虑在深夜里便会莫名其妙地无限放大。
2 used in a number of phrases to mean importance and seriousness