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disproportionate adj.不成比例的,不相称的  If you live in New York or Los Angeles or another very expensive city, you probably spend a disproportionate amount of your income on housing — meaning you pay more than you'd expect. If you have a sweet deal somewhere and pay very little in rent, it's still disproportionate — only this time it's less than you'd expect. ★☆☆☆☆ 2008.0

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[dɪsprəpɔːʳʃənət] If three friends are out having dinner, and one disappears when the check comes, the remaining two end up paying a disproportionate share of the bill. Whenever anything is out of proportion — either too large or too small — it's disproportionate. This group generally do well in IQ test, scoring 12-15 points above the mean value of 100, and have contributed disproportionate to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the careers of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, affirm. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](数量或尺寸)不成比例的，不相称的 Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else.   [oft ADJ to n]A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic...纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence.从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。disproportionately...a disproportionately high suicide rate among young prisoners.年轻囚犯特别高的自杀率

英语单词	disproportionate
英美音标	[dɪsprəpɔːʳʃənət]
中文释义	adj.不成比例的,不相称的
vocab简明	If three friends are out having dinner, and one disappears when the check comes, the remaining two end up paying a disproportionate share of the bill. Whenever anything is out of proportion — either too large or too small — it's disproportionate.
vocab扩展	If you live in New York or Los Angeles or another very expensive city, you probably spend a disproportionate amount of your income on housing — meaning you pay more than you'd expect. If you have a sweet deal somewhere and pay very little in rent, it's still disproportionate — only this time it's less than you'd expect.
真题原句	This group generally do well in IQ test, scoring 12-15 points above the mean value of 100, and have contributed disproportionate to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the careers of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, affirm.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](数量或尺寸)不成比例的，不相称的 Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else. [oft ADJ to n] A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic... 纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。 This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence. 从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。 disproportionately ...a disproportionately high suicide rate among young prisoners. 年轻囚犯特别高的自杀率
来源	2008.0

Disproportionate Amount Pay Expect Time Dɪsprəpɔːʳʃənət Adj.不成比例的,不相称的 Friends