[N-COUNT 可数名词]部分 A portion of something is a part of it.
[N of n]
Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle...
城堡仅有一小部分受损。
I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here...
我生命中相当长的一段时光是在这里度过的。
I had learnt a portion of the Koran...
我学过一点儿《古兰经》。
Insurance can represent a significant portion of the total price of a holiday.
度假总费用里保险费可能会占据相当大的一部分。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](饭菜的)一份,一客 A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal.
Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit...
餐后甜点可以用一份新鲜水果代替。
The portions were generous.
每份饭菜分量都很足。
...fish and chips at about £2.70 a portion.
一份炸鱼薯条约2.7英镑
Oxford
por·tionAWL/ˈpɔːʃn; NAmEˈpɔːrʃn/
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portionportionsportionedportioningnoun1one part of sth larger 部份◆a substantial/significant portionof the population 人口中的一大部份╱重要部份◆Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books.购书只占预算的一小部份。◆The central portion of the bridge collapsed.桥的中段坍塌了。2an amount of food that is large enough for one person (食物的)一份,一客◆a generous portion of meat一大份肉◆She cut the cake into six small portions.她把蛋糕切成了六小份。3[usually singular ]a part of sth that is shared with other people 分享的部份;分担的责任SYN
share
◆You must accept a portion of the blame for this crisis.你必须承担这次危机的一部份责任。verbto spanide sth into parts or portions把…分成若干份(或部份)portionsth ◆The factory portions and packs over 12 000 meals a day.这个工厂每天分装 12 000 多份饭食。portionsth out ◆Land was portioned out among the clans.土地已分给了各个家族。por·tion/ˈpɔːʃn; NAmEˈpɔːrʃn/
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portion1 noun
portion2 verb
portionpor‧tion1 /ˈpɔːʃən $ ˈpɔːr-/ ●●○AWL noun
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1[countable] a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other partsportion of The front portion of the rocket breaks off. The rent on his portion of the apartment was $500 a month.significant/substantial/major/good portion The main character’s childhood takes up a good portion of the film.2[countable] an amount of food for one person, especially when served in a restaurantSYN serving, helping: Do you have any children’s portions?portion of a huge portion of roast beef He served generous portions (=large portions) of soup from a black pot.3[usually singular] a share of something, such as responsibility, blame, or a duty, that is divided between a small number of peopleportion of The other driver must bear a portion of the blame for the accident.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectiveslarge· Temperatures over a large portion of the central and eastern states were well below normal.substantial/major/considerable (=very large)· He owns a substantial portion of the company.significant (=very important)· This bonus constitutes a significant portion of their total income.a good portion (=large)· She spends a good portion of her paycheck on clothes and entertainment.a small portion· A small portion of western Croatia remained under Habsburg control.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesbig/large· I was hungry so I asked for a large portion of french fries.generous (=large)· Spoon a generous portion of the sauce over the pasta.small· One way of losing weight is to eat smaller portions.a double portion (=twice as large as a normal one)· I ordered a double portion of chicken.
portion1 noun
portion2 verb
portionportion2 verb
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portion out phrasal verb British Englishto divide something into parts and give it to several peopleportion out among The money was portioned out among them.
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portion
[ˈpɔ:ʃn]portioned, portioning, portions
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n2191
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1971
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v45661
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NOUN1771
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VERB35551
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portions[1351]
部分(83%),份(11%),命运(2%),分配(2%),命运注定(1%),分担的责任(1%)
n.部分;一份;命运
vt.分配;给…嫁妆
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