[, ]a part or share of a whole部分；份额◆A significant proportion of the shares have been bought by overseas investors.海外投资者购买的股票占了很大的比例。◆The extra allowance is expressed as a proportion of your basic pay.额外津贴是以基本工资的百分比表示的。◆The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.公司雇用的男女员工比例大致相同。⨁a high / large / low / significant / small proportion高／大／低／巨大／小比例⨁a proportion decreases / falls / grows / increases份额减少／下降／增长／增加 [] the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc.比例；倍数关系◆The proportion of men to women in the workplace has changed dramatically over the years.近年来，工作场所的男女比例出现了剧变。◆Shareholders can buy new stock in proportion to the shares they own.股东可以按他们拥有的股份比例购买新股。◆The crime rate is in direct proportion to the unemployment rate (= they are connected, so if one is high the other is also high).犯罪率与失业率成正比。➡ratio proportions [] the measurements of sth; the size or shape of sth面积；体积；规模；程度◆This method divides the task into more manageable proportions.这种方法将任务分成多个更易操作的部分。◆The fall in share values is reaching crisis proportions.股票价值下跌即将达到危机的程度。➡ idiom at inverse