英语释义

1. to cause (something) to become larger than it should be or to be treated as something worse or more important than it really is

2. to become larger, worse, or more important (than something really is or should be)

3. lacking the correct or appropriate relationship with the size, shape, or position of (some other part of the same thing)

片语

out t of proportion不成比例

out of proportion to和…不成比例；与…不相称

be out of proportion with噢

blow something out of proportion夸大其词

out of proportion to sth不成比例

disproportion disproportionate out of proportion不成比例

be out of proportion不成比例

out of all proportion完全不成比例

英汉例句

• a worry wart「s fears are generally viewed by others as irrational or completely out of proportion to the actual situation.

  他们这些人的担忧通常会被别人看作自寻烦恼或者跟现实情况完全不符。

• if the park」s delicate balance ever fails, the world willlose a treasure far out of proportion to its size.

  如果公园微妙的平衡一旦被打破，这个世界失去的宝藏将远远大于她的面积。

• there, the power of the minority – especially an obstinate and logic-resistant minority like this one – is riotously out of proportion to its numbers.

  在那里，少数派的权力和他们的人数早已不成正比；更要命的是，那都是些顽固倔强且又毫无逻辑的少数派。

• congress was designed so that minorities can wield power well out of proportion to their number if they stick together.

  国会就是这样设计的，如果少数派们联合起来，他们能够行使大于他们人数比例的权力。

• but look at how singapore is exploiting the growing importance of information technology to command a global role out of proportion to its tiny size.

  可是看看新加坡吧，这个弹丸之地只是充分利用了it业的发展，就在世界上博得了远远超过它国土面积的地位。

• if the park「s delicate balance ever fails, the world will lose a treasure far out of proportion to its size.

  一旦这种微妙而脆弱的平衡被打破，世界将失去一笔珍贵的财富，这是面积的大小无法衡量的。

• so, it」s just an opportunity for trade policy wonks, security policy wonks, and media to get together and … blow out of proportion what these meetings are all about.

  所以，这是贸易政策专家、安全政策专家以及媒体大展身手的时候，它们可以把这些会晤可能达成的内容无限夸大。

• its effect ends up being all out of proportion to the objects discovered, which are, in strictly aesthetic terms, fine but not remarkable.

  它所带来的影响，打破了人们对这些雕塑的审美观，让人觉得它们不仅精美，而且还不同寻常。

• but anxiety can become a problem when it becomes persistent or is out of proportion to the situation.

  但是，一旦这种担忧持续时间过长或有些过度，就有可能演变为一种问题。