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proportion/prəˈpɔ:ʃ(ə)n/ n. & v.●n. 1a a comparative part or share 部分；份儿 a large proportion of the profits 利润的大部分 b a comparative ratio 比；比例 the proportion of births to deaths 出生与死亡的比例 2 the correct or pleasing relation of things or parts of a thing 匀称；匀衡；相称 the house has fine proportions 这座房子比例协调; exaggerated out of all proportion 极不成比例 3 (in pl. 用复数) dimensions; size 面积；大小 large proportions 大尺寸 4 Math. 【数】a an equality of ratios between two pairs of quantities, e.g. 3:5 and 9:15 等比值(如 3 比 5 和 9 比 15) b a set of such quantities 一组等比值 c Math. 【数】 = RULE OF THREE. See also 亦见 DIRECT PROPORTION, INVERSE PROPORTION ●v. tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) make (a thing etc.) proportionate 使(某物等)成比例(或相称) must proportion the punishment to the crime 必须罪罚相当 □ in proportion 1 by the same factor 相对应地 2 without exaggerating (importance etc.) (重要性等)恰如其分地 must get the facts in proportion 必须使这些事实恰如其分 □ proportioned adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ proportionless adj.□ proportionment n.[Middle English from Old French proportion or Latin proportio (as PRO-1, PORTION)]■ Usage 用法说明 Proportion as a noun means ‘comparative share or part’ (see sense 1); it should not be used as a mere synonym for part. 作为名词， proportion 的含义是“部分；份儿”(见释义 1) ；不应该仅仅用作 part 的同义词。 |