according to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree
（大小，數(shù)量，程度）按比例地
the pension was docked &B{in proportion to} earnings.
養(yǎng)老金是按照收入比例扣除的。
in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things
（與他物的大小、形狀、位置的關(guān)系）不成比例；不相稱
the sculpture seemed &B{out of proportion to} its surroundings.
這座雕塑似乎與周圍環(huán)境不相稱。
the ability to judge the relative importance or seriousness of things
區(qū)別輕重緩急的能力；分寸感；主次觀念