比重 → ☊ 
tỷ lệ 
proportion like: Tỷ lệ → →
large scale map ☊ 
bản đồ tỷ lệ lớn ☊ small scale map ☊ bản đồ tỷ lệ nhỏ ☊ medium scale map ☊ bản đồ tỷ lệ trung bình ☊ an average annual growth rate of 8% ☊ annual ☊
an average rate/cost/price ☊ average ☊
The crime rate is rising. ☊ crime ☊
an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) ☊ divorce ☊
Tonight's edition of 'Panorama' looks at unemployment. ☊ edition ☊
falling birth rates ☊ fall ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups. ☊ group ☊
a high rate of inflation ☊ high ☊
A high proportion of our staff are female. ☊ high ☊
They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services. ☊ income ☊
increase by sth: The rate of inflation increased by 2%. ☊ increase ☊
The key is, how long can the federal government control the inflation rate? ☊ key ☊
A large proportion of old people live alone. ☊ large ☊
Women usually do the larger share of the housework. ☊ large ☊
He lost the race by the narrowest of margins. ☊ narrow ☊
What per cent of the population is/are overweight? ☊ per cent ☊
project sth to do sth: The unemployment rate has been projected to fall. ☊ project ☊
it is projected that...: It is projected that the unemployment rate will fall. ☊ project ☊
The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years. ☊ proportion ☊
The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1. ☊ proportion ☊
The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width. ☊ proportion ☊
You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion. ☊ proportion ☊
an impressive building with fine proportions ☊ proportion ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt. ☊ proportion ☊
The proportion of regular smokers increases with age. ☊ proportion ☊
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain. ☊ proportion ☊
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation. ☊ rate ☊
a high/low/rising rate of unemployment ☊ rate ☊
the annual crime/divorce rate ☊ rate ☊
a high success/failure rate ☊ rate ☊
rate sb/sth (as) sth: rate sb/sth + noun: The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences. ☊ rate ☊
We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied). ☊ response ☊
Unemployment rose (by) 3%. ☊ rise ☊
to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10 ☊ scale ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
These views are held by a significant proportion of the population. ☊ significant ☊
Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates. ☊ single ☊
a steep decline in the birth rate ☊ steep ☊
an area of high/low unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
the level/rate of unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
The party increased their share of the vote. ☊ vote ☊