ab〖e proportions.'这个方法把要完成的任务划分成较为易 于操作的步骤。◊ a/ood shortage that couZd soon reach crisisproportions可能会很快达到危机程度的粮食短缺◊ a room.o//air(y generous.proportions 相当宽敞的屋子

►                MATHEMATICS# y 5 [U] the equal relationship between two pairs of numbers, as in the statement l4 is to 8 as 6 is to l.2’等比秀系;比钶

fT»T!!il .keep $th in pro'portion to react to sth in a sens­ible way and not think it is worse or more serious than it really is恰当地处事；看待事物恰如其分out of (all) pro'portion (to sth) larger, more serious, etc. in rela- tion to sth than is.necessary or appropriate」不-相称；■不 ■谐调：They earn salaries out of all proportion to their abi丨ity.他们挣的工资与其能力不|目称The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.

染这件事。>

pro-por-tion-al /pra'poij'anl; NAmE -'po:rJ!-/ adj. ~ (to sth) of an appropriate si^e, amount or degree in comparison with sth相称的；成比例的；均衡的： Salary is proportional to years of experience.

而定。◊ to dfrectiy/fnversefyproportioned to sth 与 某事物成正比 / 反.比► pro.por.tion.al.丨y .flfifv.: FamiHes with children spend proportionally less per person than /amiiies without cMdren•有子女堯庭比无子女家庭的人 均开销相，地少'

pro.por.tion.al.ity /pre.poiXa'naelati; NArnE -poirj-/ noun [U] (formal) the principle that an action, a punish­ment, etc. should not be more severe than is necessary 、（行动< 处罚等的）相称原则，恰当性 pro.portional , represen1 tation notvn [U] {abbr. PR) a system that gives each party in an election a number of seats in relation to the number of votes its candidates receive比例代表制（按参选各党派的得票比 例分配席位）一compare first-past-the-post pro-portion-ate /pra'poijanat; NAmE -'potJ-/ adj. ~ (to sth) (formal) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in sth else 成比例的； '相 '应的；相称的 BKEJ proportional : The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of 交通事故的数字与交通量的增长成正比。 —compare disproportionate ► pro-pbrtion-ate-ly adv. ： Prices have risen but wages have not risen proporrionatdy•物价上涨T，但是工资并没有相应增加。 pro-portioned /pr0'po:.fand; NAmE -'po;rX7 adj. (used especially after an adverb 尤用于畐1|可后）having parts that relate in size to other parts in the way that is described按比例的；有某#比例关系的：a weH- proporrionecHivfng room 比例合理■的起雇室:◊ .She was taZZ andper/ectZyproportio.ne). ^身 + 才惫挑且:十分勻称。 pfO-pOSal /pra'pauzl; NAmE -'pouzl/ noun 1 [C, U]〜（for sth) | ~ (to do sth) | ~ (that …）a 'formal suggestion or plan; the act of making a suggestion 提 ..议；建议；动夜：to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposaZ提交/审议/ _受/拒绝一项逢议◊ a proposed to’bufM more      accommodation 增建方公楼的逢议◊

His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected.他提’的关于修改制度的建议被拒绝了。◊ They judged that the time was right for the proposal of new terms /or the trade agreement,        们判断，M 出贸爲协定

新条款的时机成熟 了。2 [C] an act of formally asking sb to marry you 求婚

pro-pose /pra'pauz; /S//Amf-'pouz/ verb

►                SUGGEST PLAN $     1 (formdt) to suggest a plan, an idea,

etc. for people to think at>out'and decide on 提议；建 议：[VN] The government proposed changes to the voting system.政府建议修改表决如度。◊ What wduW ydu propose?你想輝仕么建议？ ◊ [V that】 She proposed that the boofc be banned.她癀议查禁这本士二◊ (6rf also) She proposed that the boofc’.shouW be banned.地提议查’禁这’ 本泰。[VN that] Jt was proposed that the presfdent'be elected for a period of two years. W    W

期为两年。◊ [V -ing] He proposed c/umgi’ng the name’〇/ the company,也建议更改公司的名称。◊ [VN to inf] Jt was proposed to pay the money from public funds. ^

用公款支付这笔钱。iHNIiH This pattern is only used in the passive.此句型仅用于被动语态。

►                INTEND 意欲 2 to intend to do sth 打算；希冀；计划：

[V to inf[.What do you propose to do now?现在你打.會做

； 1591                    proprietress

# 〇 [V -ing] How do you propose getting home?

算怎么回家，

►                MARRIAGE•婚姻 3 ~ (sth) (to sb) to ask sb』to marry you 求婚：[V] He was afraid that if he proposed she might re_/kse.他担心他若求.婚，她会拒绝。Sftg proposed to me/ 她向我求婚了[VNU〇 propose marriage 求婚

►                AT FORMAL MEET丨NG 正式会议 4 [VN]〜sth | 〜sb (for/as sth) to suggest sth at a formal meeting and ask people to vote on it 提名；.提出，...供表决：I propose Tom Ellis for c/iai/Tnan.我||名汤姆 '埃初知做圭席。”々to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in support of an idea at a formal debate)提:出议■: 一 compare oppose

(1), SECOND1 V.

►                SUGGEST EXPUNAT丨ON 提出解心 5 [VN] (/omw/) to suggest an explanation of sth for people to consider 提供（解 释.）propound： She proposed a possible solution to the mystery.她提出了对这个奧秘的一‘可能的解答。

propose a 'toast (to sb) | propose sb's 'health to ask people to wish sb health, happiness and success by raising their glasses and drinking (为某人祝酒： J’d Hfce fo propose a toast to the bride and. .groom•我提议 为新郎新娘的幸福千杯！

pro-poser /pra'pauza^); NAmE -'pouz-/ noun a person who formally suggests sth at a meeting 提议人；建议人 —compare seconder

prop-os-ition /.prDpa'ziJn; NAmE ,pra:p-/ noun, verb

m noun 1 an idea or a plan of action that is suggested, especially in business提议，建议（尤指业务上的）： JT’d Wee'to put a business proposition to you.我想向您提 个业务上的建议。■ ◊ He was fTying to make it ioofc an attractive proposition.他正设法使他的计划显得吸引 人。2 a thing that you intend to do; a problem or .task to be dealt with欲做的事；待处理的问题；任务SEJ matter： Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simp〖eproposirion.在英国获得工作许可证往往.不是一 件简单尚事情。3 (also Proposition) (in the US) a suggested change to the law that people can vote on (美国）法律修正议秦：.How did you vote on Propos- ftion S?对宁％ 8项修正秦你fe怎么投的票？ 4 (/bmw/) a statement tha.t expresses an opiniojq.见解；：圭.张；.观 ^ ： Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts•她的分析是建立在权力使人堕落的规点 的。5   数）a statement of a theorem、and

an explanation of how it can be proved 命题► prop:os- ition-al adj.

m verb [VN] to say in a direct way to sb that you would like to have sex with them 求欢：She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar•酒吧里着个‘陌生男人南■她

求欢。

pro*pound /pre'paund/ verb [VN] <Jormat) to suggest an idea or explanation of sth for people to consider 提扭 (圭意或解释）供考虑033 PROPOSE, PUT FORWARD： the theory of natural selection, first propounded by Charies Darwin査尔斯•达尔文首先出的物竞天择 理论

pro-pri-etary /pra'praiatri; NAmE -teri/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (of goods ■商品')made and sold by a particular company and protected by a registered trademark专卖的；专营的；.专.利的：a proprietary medicine 专卖■病品◊ proprietary brands 专 |丨』品牌◊. a proprietary name 专利名称.2 relating to an owner or to the fact of owning sth 兩％'的;.有权的：jJTie company has a proprietary right to the property.

产的所_有权。

pro*prj*etor /pre'praiata^)/ noun {formal) the owner of a business, a hotel，etc. 主.；.有人：newspaper proprietors 报业老板► pro.pri.etor.ship /pra’prawtajip; -ter" /7〇w/7 [uj — see also proprietress

pro-pri-etor-ial /pra.praia'toirial/ oc// (formal) relating to an owner or to the fact of owning stk 业主的；.所有 者的；所有权的：proprietorial rig⑽所有权◊ ffe tofd a proprietorial hand on her arm (= as if he owned her). 紧杂攥住她的胳膊不放。► pro.pri.etor.iaMy加v/.

pro-pri-etress /pra'praiatres/ noun {old-fashioned) a woman who owns a business，hotel，: etc. ★业主；女所 有人see also proprietor