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the ratio of [noun] to [noun]
The ratio of male to female employees is 3:2.
男员工与女员工的比例是3:2。
比；比率；比例
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
比；比率；比例
a number or relation showing how two quantities compare
The ratio of male to female employees is 3:2.
男员工与女员工的比例是3:2。
表示两个命名事物之间比较的数字。
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
两个数量的相对大小(通常表示为商)
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
两个量的相对大小(通常表示为商)。
The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
事物(或事物的部分)之间在数量、大小或程度上的关系
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
To make fluffy rice, the ratio of water to rice should be two to one.
要做出松软的米饭，水与米的比例应为二比一。
The company's debt-to-equity ratio has improved this quarter.
本季度公司的负债与权益比率有所改善。
In our class, the ratio of boys to girls is three to two.
我们班男生与女生的比例是三比二。
The ratio of male to female employees is 3:2.
男员工与女员工的比例是3:2。
Mix the paint in a ratio of 4:1.
以4:1的比例混合油漆。
The ratio between income and expenditure has changed.
收入与支出之间的比例已经改变。
Not this
The ratio between boys and girls is 3:2.
Use this
The ratio of boys to girls is 3:2.
中文学习者常将介词误用为between，正确搭配应为ratio of A to B。
Not this
We need to ratio the ingredients.
Use this
We need to find the ratio of the ingredients.
ratio是名词，不能直接作动词使用，应改为find the ratio或use a ratio。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
A与B的比率
The ratio of students to teachers is 20:1.
学生与教师的比率是20:1。
高比率
A high ratio of debt to income can be risky.
高债务收入比率可能是有风险的。
低比率
The company maintains a low ratio of expenses to revenue.
公司保持低费用与收入比率。
市盈率
The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.
该股票的市盈率为15。
宽高比
The screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
屏幕的宽高比是16:9。
两者之间的比率
We need to find the ratio between distance and time.
我们需要找出距离与时间之间的比率。
与...成正比
The amount of work done is in direct ratio to the effort put in.
完成的工作量与投入的努力成正比。
与...成反比
The pressure is in inverse ratio to the volume.
压力与体积成反比。
黄金比例
The Parthenon in Athens is said to be designed according to the golden ratio.
雅典的帕特农神庙据说是按照黄金比例设计的。
Use ratio naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ratio 谐音‘瑞雪’，意为比率；想象雪花的比例如瑞雪。
通常为中性语体，多用于数学、金融、比较等场景。
通常后接of A to B结构，表示两者之比
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