[N-COUNT 可数名词]少量;小份;一点儿 A fractionof something is a tiny amount or proportion of it.
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She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding...
她在回答之前犹豫了一下。
Here's how to eat like the stars, at a fraction of the cost...
这就是如何花少量钱却能像明星一样吃喝的方法。
I opened my eyes just a fraction.
我微微睁开了眼睛。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]分数 A fraction is a number that can be expressed as a proportion of two whole numbers. For example, ½ and ⅓ are both fractions.
The students had a grasp of decimals, percentages and fractions.
学生们掌握了小数、百分数和分数。
Oxford
frac·tion/ˈfrækʃn; NAmEˈfrækʃn/noun1a small part or amount of sth 小部份;少量;一点儿◆Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time.任何时候,一家银行的总存款只有少量会被提取。◆She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second.她略微犹豫了一下。HELPIf fractionis used with a plural noun, the verb is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 useleaded petrol. 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.2a division of a number, for example ⅝ 分数;小数☞language bank at
proportion
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vulgar fraction
fractionfractionsfrac·tion/ˈfrækʃn; NAmEˈfrækʃn/
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fractionfrac‧tion /ˈfrækʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a very small amount of somethingfraction of I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price. She paused for a fraction of a second.2a part of a whole number in mathematics, such as ½ or ¾
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