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frac·tionBrE /ˈfrækʃn/NAmE /ˈfrækʃn/ nouna small part or amount of sth 小部分；少量；一点儿◆Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time. 任何时候，一家银行的总存款只有少量会被提取。◆She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second. 她略微犹豫了一下。 HELP If fraction is used with a plural noun, the verb is usually plural. 如 fraction 与复数名词连用，则动词用复数◆Only a fraction of cars in the UK use leaded petrol. 在英国只有一小部分轿车使用含铅汽油。If it is used with a singular noun that represents a group of people, the verb can be singular or plural in BrE, but is usually singular in NAmE. 如与表示一群人的单数名词连用，在英式英语中动词用单复数均可，但在美式英语中动词通常用单数◆A tiny fraction of the population never vote/votes.极小部分人从不投票。 a division of a number, for example ⅝ 分数；小数 SYN rational number proportionDescribing fractions and proportions 描述分数和份额- ◆According to this pie chart, a third of students' leisure time is spent watching TV. 如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。
- ◆ One in five hours is/are spent socializing. 每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。
- ◆Socializing accounts for / makes up / comprises about 20% of leisure time. 社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。
- ◆Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport. 学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。
- ◆ Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading. 玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。
- ◆The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading. 玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。
- ◆ The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games. 大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。
➡ note at half ➡ synonyms at consist ➡ language bank at expect, fall, illustrate, increase ➡ compare integer ➡ see also vulgar fraction |