portion
portion — 名詞
1. a part of a larger whole that belongs to, is given to, or is claimed by a partic
部分；份額
整體中的一部分或配額
a part of a larger whole that belongs to, is given to, or is claimed by a particular person, group, or purpose
A large portion of the school's budget goes to buying new books for the library.
學校預算中有很大一部分用於為圖書館購買新書。
portion of + abstract noun (budget)
Ilan donated a portion of his monthly salary to support the local children's hospital.
Ilan 將每月薪水的一部分捐給當地的兒童醫院。
portion of + possessive + noun (salary)
Only a small portion of the farmland was fertile enough to grow rice and vegetables.
這片農田中只有一小部分夠肥沃，能夠種植稻米和蔬菜。
After the competition ended, each team member collected their portion of the prize money.
比賽結束後，每位隊員都領到了屬於自己的那份獎金。
The museum keeps a portion of its oldest paintings in a temperature-controlled storage room.
博物館將其最古老畫作的一部分保存在恆溫儲藏室中。
- whole
the complete thing that the portion is a part of
文法句型
portion of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to specify the larger whole. Can describe both physical quantities and abstract concepts such as budgets, time, responsibility, or land.
常見錯誤
2. how much of a specific dish or drink a person receives as a single serving, comm
一份
一人份的食物量
how much of a specific dish or drink a person receives as a single serving, commonly at restaurants or inside packaged products
The Italian restaurant near the station serves very generous portions of pasta and salad.
車站附近那家義大利餐廳供應的義大利麵和沙拉份量都很足。
generous portions — describing serving size
Ayana asked for a smaller portion of fried rice because she had already eaten a snack.
Ayana 要求一小份炒飯，因為她已經吃過點心了。
smaller portion — requesting less food
The chocolate cake on Benjamin's plate was the largest portion the bakery had ever served.
Benjamin 盤子裡的那塊巧克力蛋糕是這家烘焙坊賣過最大的一份。
Each frozen dinner box in the supermarket contains two separate portions of soup and bread.
超市裡的冷凍餐盒每盒含有兩份獨立的湯和麵包。
Mateo tries to eat at least three portions of vegetables every day to stay healthy.
Mateo 每天至少吃三份蔬菜來保持健康。
文法句型
portion of + food noun
用法筆記
Common in restaurant, cooking, and food-package contexts. Frequently modified by adjectives such as 'generous', 'large', 'small', 'double', or 'single'. Also used in health guidelines (e.g. 'five portions of fruit and vegetables a day').
常見錯誤
portion — 動詞
1. to cut or separate something, especially food, into separate parts and give thos
分配
分成幾份再分給他人
to cut or separate something, especially food, into separate parts and give those parts to different people or set them aside for different uses
Nkechi portioned the stew into four bowls and placed one before each guest.
Nkechi 將燉菜分裝進四個碗裡，每位客人面前放了一碗。
portion + into + containers
The volunteers portioned out emergency food supplies among fifty families at the shelter.
志工們將緊急糧食補給分配給收容所裡的五十個家庭。
portion out + supplies among + recipients
Min portioned the dough into twelve equal balls and placed them on a baking tray.
Min 將麵團分成十二等份，然後放在烤盤上。
The head chef portioned the raw chicken onto separate plates for each recipe before the dinner rush.
主廚在晚餐尖峰時段前將生雞肉按照菜色分裝到各盤中。
- divide
more common and general; can apply to any splitting of a whole
- share out
phrasal verb; emphasises giving portions to each person in a group
- distribute
more formal; often used for official or large-scale allocation
- combine
to join separate parts into one whole
文法句型
portion + noun + into + noun phrase
portion out + noun + among/between + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with the particle 'out' when the emphasis is on distributing among multiple recipients. The object is typically food, ingredients, supplies, money, or other divisible resources. This verb is less common in everyday conversation than synonyms such as 'divide' or 'share out'.