英语词汇proportion的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

proportion AC /prəˈpɔːʃən $ -ˈpɔːr-/ noun 1. the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that existsTHESAURUS: proportion → amount2. used when talking about the size or importance of somethingGrammarAlways plural in this meaning.adjectives/nouns + proportionenormous/massive/gigantic proportions The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was an ecological disaster of enormous proportions.alarming proportions (=very worrying) Credit card debt has reached alarming proportions in the UK.epic proportions (=extremely serious) This was a public relations disaster of epic proportions.epidemic proportions (=used when saying that a problem affects a huge number of people) The flu outbreak has reached epidemic proportions.historic proportions (=so serious that it will be remembered for a long time) We were trapped for three days by a blizzard of historic proportions.manageable proportions (=not too big to deal with) You need to keep your debts within manageable proportions.mythic proportions (=so great or large that it seems almost impossible) Reaching the oil reserves deep under the ocean is a feat of mythic proportions.verbsreach alarming/serious/epidemic etc proportions Shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.grow to large/enormous etc proportions The fish grows to gigantic proportions.prepositionsof ... proportions The volcanic eruption was of disastrous proportions.

词组	proportion
释义	proportion AC /prəˈpɔːʃən $ -ˈpɔːr-/ noun 1. the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that existsTHESAURUS: proportion → amount2. used when talking about the size or importance of somethingGrammarAlways plural in this meaning.adjectives/nouns + proportionenormous/massive/gigantic proportions The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was an ecological disaster of enormous proportions.alarming proportions (=very worrying) Credit card debt has reached alarming proportions in the UK.epic proportions (=extremely serious) This was a public relations disaster of epic proportions.epidemic proportions (=used when saying that a problem affects a huge number of people) The flu outbreak has reached epidemic proportions.historic proportions (=so serious that it will be remembered for a long time) We were trapped for three days by a blizzard of historic proportions.manageable proportions (=not too big to deal with) You need to keep your debts within manageable proportions.mythic proportions (=so great or large that it seems almost impossible) Reaching the oil reserves deep under the ocean is a feat of mythic proportions.verbsreach alarming/serious/epidemic etc proportions Shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.grow to large/enormous etc proportions The fish grows to gigantic proportions.prepositionsof ... proportions The volcanic eruption was of disastrous proportions.
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