proportion/prəˋpɔrʃən; prəˈpɔːʃ$n/n 1 [C usually singular 一般用单数] a part of an amount or group 部分﹐份额: +of The proportion of adults who smoke is decreasing. 成年人中吸烟者的比例在减少。a large proportion of the population 大部分人口2 [C,U] the relationship between two amounts 比例: proportion of sth to sth What's the proportion of boys to girls in your class? 你们班里男女生的比例是多少?in proportion to sth Taxes rise in proportion to the amount you earn. 税款根据你的收入按比例增加。3 out of/in proportion (with sth) when the size of one part of something looks wrong or right in relation to other parts(与某事物)不成比例[不相称]/成比例[相称]: The porch is out of proportion with the rest of the house. 门廊与屋子的其他部分不成比例。4 proportions [plural 复数] the size or importance of something 大小﹔重要性: a disaster of enormous proportions 一场极其严重的灾难5 out of (all) proportion (to sth) too big or strong in relation to something(相对…来说)过大[过强]: Fear of violent crime is out of proportion to the actual risk. 对暴力犯罪的恐惧大大超出了实际的危险。get/blow sth out of proportion (=treat something as more serious than it really is) 把事情看得过分严重6 keep sth in proportion to react to a situation sensibly, and not think that it is worse than it really is 看事情恰如其分7 sense of proportion the ability to judge what is most important in a situation 区别轻重缓急的能力﹐主次观念