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| /ˈpɔːʃn/ |
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| 1 | +of a part of an amount or total （数量或总数的）一部分，一份 |
| We’ re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. 我们把较大的一部分收入花在娱乐上。 |
| Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government’ s policy is. 只有少数人能告诉你政府的政策是什么。 |
| | 1a | a part of anything （任何事物的）一部分 | | You need a cake big enough to be divided into sixteen portions. 你需要一个足够切割成16份的大蛋糕。 | | +of These statistics explain only a portion of the problem. 这些统计资料仅仅说明了部分问题。 | |
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| 2 | the amount of food that one person eats at a meal （食物的）一份，一客 |
| If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight. 如果你吃小份的，你就会开始瘦下来。 |
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| - | sb’ s portion literary
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| the things that someone must accept as part of their life |
| 某人的天数；某人的命运 |
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| I have to work very hard, which I take as my portion. 我只好卖力地干活儿，我认定这是我的命运。 |
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