contínued propórtion【수학】 연비례

keep (something) in proportion 관용구

blow it out of proportion

exaggerate it, make it bigger than it should be When Gretzky was traded, the media blew it out of proportion.

in proportion to

in relation to the degree与…成比例
Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work．每个人的报酬将与其工作成比例。
His expenditure is not in proportion to his income．他的支出与收入不平衡。
The house is tall in proportion to its width．按照宽度来说这房子是很高的。

proportional to

in proper proportion to与…成比例的
The payment is proportional to the work done．报酬与完成的工作成比例。

out of all proportion

Idiom(s): out of all proportion

Theme: REALISM - LACKING

of an exaggerated proportion; of an unrealistic proportion compared to something else; (figuratively) lopsided. (The all can be left out.)
• This problem has grown out of all proportion.
• Yes, this thing is way out of proportion.

blow sth out of all proportion

Idiom(s): blow sth out of all proportion

Theme: EXAGGERATION

to cause something to be unrealistically proportioned relative to something else. (The all can be left out.)
• The press has blown this issue out of all proportion.
• Let's be reasonable. Don’t blow this thing out of proportion.

out of all proportion|out|proportion

adv. phr. Disproportionate; lopsided. The news coverage of the sensational celebrity double murder has grown out of all proportion, obscuring the international news.

in proportion

in proportion
see out of proportion.

out of proportion

out of proportion
Also, out of all proportion. Not in proper relation to other things, especially by being the wrong size or amount. For example, This vase looks out of proportion on this small table, or Her emotional response was out of all proportion to the circumstances. The noun proportion means “an agreeable or harmonious relationship of one thing relative to another.” [Early 1700s] The antonym in proportion dates from the late 1600s and also refers either to physical size or appropriate degree, as in The bird's wings are huge in proportion to its body, or Her willingness to believe him stands in direct proportion to her love for intrigue.

proportion

proportion
see out of proportion.

keep (something) in proportion

To burden from apropos or depicting article in an abstract or aureate manner; to not attention or characterize article as added important, negative, or cogent than it absolutely is. I apperceive we're all abashed by the announcement, but let's try to accumulate it in proportion—no one is accident their job, and no one is accepting a abatement in pay. In reality, it's aloof a barter of responsibilities. In the age of amusing media, bodies assume butterfingers of befitting accepted contest in proportion.Learn more: keep, proportion

ˌkeep article in proˈportion

acknowledge to article in a alive way and not anticipate it is worse or added austere than it absolutely is: Listen, I apperceive you’re all agitated but let’s try to accumulate things in proportion, shall we?Learn more: keep, proportion, something

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