per·cen·tage /pəˈsentɪdʒ $ pər-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]HMAMOUNT an amount expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100 百分比,百分率percentage of The percentage of school leavers that go to university is about five per cent. 中学毕业生上大学的比例约为5%。
Tax is paid as a percentage of total income. 税款是按照总收入的百分比支付的。
high/low/small percentage A high percentage of married women have part-time jobs. 已婚妇女兼职的比例很高。
Interest rates fell by six percentage points (=6%). 利息下降了6个百分点。
The numbers are small in percentage terms (=when calculated as a percentage). 按百分比来看,这些数字很小。
percentage change/increase etc Crime figures showed significant percentage increases. 犯罪数量的百分比有显著增加。
If the noun that follows a percentage of is plural, use a plural verb after it: 如果 a percentage of 之后的名词是复数,其后要用复数动词Only a small percentage of people are interested in politics. 只有一小部分人对政治感兴趣。
2 [countableC usually singular]BB a share of the profits 利润分成,提成 She gets a percentage for every record sold. 每卖出一张唱片她都可得到一份提成。
3 there is no percentage in doing something British EnglishBrE informalADVANTAGE used to say that doing something is not going to help or be useful 做某事没有好处[利益] There’s no percentage in worrying. 担心也没有用。
n COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshigh/large A high percentage of our students pass the exam.
small/low Only a small percentage of people suffer from the allergy.
significantWe get a significant percentage of our oil from Nigeria and Angola.
percentage + NOUNa percentage point (=one percent)The party increased its share of the vote by almost 4 percentage points.
a percentage increase/changePoorer pensioners experienced the greatest percentage increase in their pensions.
phrasesin percentage termsThe quantity of carbon dioxide was, in percentage terms, extremely small.
verbsexpress something as a percentageThe number is expressed as a percentage of the total population of the country.
percentage of• The percentage of students over 35 has increased.
From Longman Business Dictionary
percentageper·cen·tage /pəˈsentɪdʒpər-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]1an amount considered as part of a total which is 100percentage ofWhat percentage of sales are generated abroad?
Rental companies bought a high percentage of the vehicles sold.
Spending on research and development as a percentage of profits is low.
2percentage increase/decrease/rise etc the increase, decrease etc considered as part of a total which is 100The percentage increase in the construction sector was much higher than in manufacturing.