percentage UK [pə'sen.tɪdʒ] US [pɚ'sen.tˌɪdʒ] noun AMOUNT 数量 ESSENTIAL countable ■an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100 百分比,百分率•What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?生完小孩后继续工作的女性占多大比例? •Interest rates have risen by two percentage points.利率上升了两个百分点。 UK [pə'sen.tɪdʒ] US [pɚ'sen.tˌɪdʒ] noun ADVANTAGE 好处 uncountable US informal ■an advantage 好处,利益•There's no percentage in working such long hours.这样加班超时地工作可没有甚么好处。 |