pro·por·tion·ate
adjective/prəˈpɔːʃənət/
/prəˈpɔːrʃənət/
(formal)- proportionate (to something) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else
成比例的；相应的；相称的 - Increasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices.
成本增加导致价格相应提高。 - The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
交通事故的数字与交通量的增长成正比。 - Inner cities have more than a proportionate share of social problems.
内城区的社会问题多得不合比例。 - Penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
惩罚应与所犯罪行的严重程度相应。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProportionate is used with these nouns:- share
- Increasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices.