ratio
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈreɪʃiəʊ/
/ˈreɪʃiəʊ/
(plural ratios)
- the relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two numbers showing how much larger one group is than the other
比率；比例 - The school has a very high teacher-student ratio.
这所学校的师生比例很高。 - ratio of A to B What is the ratio of men to women in the department?
这个部门的男女比例是多少？ - The ratio of applications to available places currently stands at 100:1.
目前，申请人数和录取名额的比例为 100:1。
Topics Maths and measurementc1- Staffing ratios were generally better in smaller hospitals.
小医院的人员配备比通常要好一些。 - The hospital is trying to improve its staff/patient ratio.
该医院正努力提高医患比例。 - The stock's price-earnings ratio has dropped to 24.
该股票的市盈率已跌至 24。 - They have a high ratio of imports to exports.
他们进口对出口的比率很高。 - Waist-to-hip ratios vary according to body type.
腰与臀的比例随体型的不同而不同。 - We mixed the oil and water in a ratio of one to five.
我们以 1 比 5 的比例混合油和水。 - the ratio between the amount of time spent on the work and the profit produced
该工作所花时间与获益之比 - the ratio of house prices to incomes
房价与收入之比 - the worsening pupil/teacher ratio in our schools
我们学校日趋不合理的师生比例
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
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- achieve
- have
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- improve
- worsen
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- in a/the ratio
- ratio between
- ratio of something to something
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词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘reckoning’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri. - The school has a very high teacher-student ratio.