percentage

percentage
noun
  1. a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
    百分比,百分率
    the percentage of Caesareans at the hospital was three per cent higher than the national average.
    该医院的剖腹产手术比全国的平均水平高出三个百分点。
    [as modifier]a large percentage increase in the population aged over 85.
    85岁以上人口的大增长百分率。
    ■an amount, such as an allowance or commission, that is a proportion of a larger sum of money
    (大笔钱中的)一部分(如津贴或佣金)
    I hope to be on a percentage.
    我希望得到一点。
    ■any proportion or share in relation to a whole
    (全部中的)所占比例;部分
    only a tiny percentage of the day trippers are aware of the village's gastronomic distinction.
    只有很小一部分的一日游者注意到了这个村子的烹饪法与众不同。
    ■[in sing.](informal)personal benefit or advantage
    (非正式)利益,好处
    you explain to me the percentage in looking like a hoodlum.
    你向我解释一些看起来像阿飞的好处。
常用词组
play the percentages (或 the percentage game)
  1. (informal)choose a safe and methodical course of action when calculating the odds in favour of success
    (非正式)按部就班稳扎稳打地干
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