proportion
英 [pr?'p???(?)n]
美[pr?'p?r??n]
- n. 比例；部分；面積；均衡
- vt. 使成比例；使均衡；分?jǐn)?/li>
詞組搭配
in proportion
according to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree
（大小，數(shù)量，程度）按比例地
the pension was docked &B{in proportion to} earnings.
養(yǎng)老金是按照收入比例扣除的。
out of proportion
in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things
（與他物的大小、形狀、位置的關(guān)系）不成比例；不相稱
the sculpture seemed &B{out of proportion to} its surroundings.
這座雕塑似乎與周圍環(huán)境不相稱。
sense of proportion
the ability to judge the relative importance or seriousness of things
區(qū)別輕重緩急的能力；分寸感；主次觀念
