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Proportional Amount Adjective Size Describe Rate 英 Prə'Pɔːʃənl] 美

英语单词 proportional
英美音标 英 [prə'pɔːʃənl] 美 [prə'pɔːrʃənl]
中文释义 adj.成比例的;相称的
n.[数]比例项
英语例句 (1) The pay will be proportional to the time put in.
(2) The output should be proportional to the input.
(3) Payment will be proportional to the amount of work done.
(4) Salary is proportional to years of experience.
(5) That girl is of proportional build and is beautiful.
中文例句 (1) 代价要和所花费的时间成比例。
(2) 产出应和产入成比例。
(3) 酬金将与工作量成比例。
(4) 薪金视资历而定。
(5) 那少女身材匀称,长相漂亮。
vocabulary简明 The adjective proportional describes something that has a relative size or amount to something else. When you're a mom, you know it's best to make sure chores are given out proportional amounts according to age and size of your kids.
vocabulary扩展 The United States has proportional representation in Congress, meaning that Congressional districts are divided according to the population, set after each census. The adjective proportional can also be used to describe something that has a constant ratio. This usage is especially common in math to describe things like proportional triangles or proportional variables. Proportionate is often interchangeable with proportional.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]与…成比例的 If one amount is proportional to another, the two amounts increase and decrease at the same rate so there is always the same relationship between them.
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  • Loss of weight is directly proportional to the rate at which the disease is progressing.

    体重的下降与病情发展的速度成正比。

  • ...a proportional fee based on the final sale price.

    与最后销售价格成比例的费用

proportionally
  • You have proportionally more fat on your thighs and hips than anywhere else on your body...

    相应地,你的大腿和臀部的脂肪比身体其他部位要多。

  • Candidates would be elected proportionally.

    候选人将按比例进行选举。

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