portion
英['pɔːʃ(ə)n]
美['pɔrʃən]
- n. 部分；一份；命运
- vt. 分配；给…嫁妆
英英释意
- 1. something determined in relation to something that includes it;
- "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
- "I read a portion of the manuscript"
- "the smaller component is hard to reach"
- 2. something less than the whole of a human artifact;
- "the rear part of the house"
- "glue the two parts together"
- 3. the result of parcelling out or sharing;
- "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
- 4. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
- "he wanted his share in cash"
- 5. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
- "whatever my fortune may be"
- "deserved a better fate"
- "has a happy lot"
- "the luck of the Irish"
- "a victim of circumstances"
- "success that was her portion"
- 6. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal;
- "the helpings were all small"
- "his portion was larger than hers"
- "there's enough for two servings each"