disproportionate是什么意思？

disproportionate

英[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔ:ʃənət] 美[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənət]

• adj. 不成比例的，不相称的，不均衡的，打破平衡；

副词：disproportionately;

例句

• The punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime. 这种惩罚与罪行极不相称。
• We spend a disproportionate amount of our income on rent. 我们的收入花在房租上的比例太大了。
• They also risk skewing healthcare priorities and consuming disproportionate resources relative the benefits and alternatives. 它们还可能扭曲医疗方面需要优先解决的事项,令所获益处与替代方案消耗的资源不成比例.
• The IDB found that disproportionate share of tax is paid by big companies. 美洲开发银行发现,大型企业竟然要缴付不成比例的税捐.
• Disproportionate head measurements may indicate hydrocephaly or microcephaly. 比例不符的头围可能表示脑积水或小头畸形.
• If heterosexuality is normal, why a disproportionate number of mental patients heterosexual? 假如异性恋倾向才是正常, 为什麽又有这麽多的精神病患是异性恋 呢 ?
• The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families. 此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。
• A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care. 照料孩子的重担落在了女性身上。
• A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care... 照料孩子的重担落在了女性身上。
• This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence. 从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。

英语六级真题

Huge obstacles It could, of course, also be that Obama's success helps people to forget that a disproportionate number of black Americans still live in poverty and face huge obstacles when trying to overcome these circumstances
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (数量或尺寸)不成比例的，不相称的
  Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else.
  例句
  A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic... 纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。 This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence. 从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  不相称的, 不成比例的, 不均匀的
  We spend a disproportionate amount of our income on rent. 我们的收入花在房租上的比例太大了。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. out of proportion
  2. not proportionate