Noun:
something determined in relation to something that includes it;he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
I read a portion of the manuscript
the smaller component is hard to reach
the animal constituent of plankton
something less than the whole of a human artifact;the rear part of the house
glue the two parts together
the allotment of some amount by dividing something;death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;he wanted his share in cash
your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you;whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
success that was her portion
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriagean individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal;the helpings were all small
his portion was larger than hers
there's enough for two servings each
Verb:
give out;We were assigned new uniforms
n.名词
portion, part, section这三个词的共同意思是“部分”, part可替换portion和section。其区别是：
1.part指任何整体中的一部分,是最常用的词; portion指各人分得的一部分; section指对整体分割、区分或归类后而形成的部分。
2.portion强调一份的量; section常暗指各部分之间有明显的界限。
3.portion多用于抽象事物; section多用于具体事物; part则既可用于抽象事物,也可用于具体事物。例如:
He only gave away a small part of his fortune.他只捐赠了小部分家产。
He was hungry and ordered two portions of fish.他很饿,叫了两份鱼。
The town has three sections.这个城市有三个区域。
All the machine parts are replaceable.所有的机器部件都可以更换。part，piece，section，division，portion，fraction，fragment，segment，share这些名词均可表示“整体的一部分”之意。
part含义广，最普通用词，常指整体中可大可小的一部分，也可指整体中可分开的独立部分。
piece指整体中的一些个体，尤指从某个整体上分出来的一部分。
section指整体中的分区，部分与部分之间有显著界限。
division通常指按类划分或分割成的部分，常含抽象意义。
portion侧重从整体中所分配到的那一部分，含一定的独立意义。
fraction指包含在全体中的一部分，暗示微不足道的一部分。
fragment指因破裂、分割等产生的支离破碎、不规则的一部分。
segment指某物的特定部分或自然形成的部分，也指线形物品的一段。
share指共有的东西中应占有的一部分。
1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的porcion；最初源自拉丁语的portionem，意为一部分，份额。
用作名词 n.
动词+～break〔carve, divide〕 sth into portions把某物分成几部分形容词+～damaged portion破损的部分good〔great, large, substantial〕 portion大部分equal portion等份
近义词 allocation
用作名词n.Three thousand dollars is no more than a portion.3000美元只不过是一部分。
You are paid your portion not later than a week.不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。
名词99%,动词1%
用作名词I read aportionof the manuscript.我读了原稿的一部分。
The cake is big enough to be divided into sixteenportions.这个蛋糕很大,足够分为十六份。
He has accepted hisportionin life.他安于天命。
Sorrow has always been herportion.她的命运一直与悲哀相连。
The driver must bear aportionof the blame for the accident.司机应该对这场车祸负部分责任。
She only eats a smallportionof food.她只吃了一小份食物。
The cake is big enough to be divided into sixteenportions.这个蛋糕很大,足够分为十六份。 On the way to the small space portioned off by wood, where all the wraps and lunches were kept, she encountered the foreman, who stared at her hard.
她向用木板隔开的小房间走去，那里是专门放衣包和午饭的。路上碰到了工头，他瞪眼打量着她。 xddhy
The conquered territories were portioned out among the victors.
被征服的领土在胜利者之间被均分了。《21世纪大英汉词典》
The work was portioned out fairly.
工作分配得很公平。 iciba
All of his sons have been amply portioned.
他的所有儿子都继承到了丰厚的遗产。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Dig in again, but keep it reasonably portioned.
那就再取一些食物，但要适量。3us.enghunan.gov.cn
In this book, the writer portioned the king as a cruel.
在书中，作者把国王描绘成一个残酷的人。 hotdic
In print I have never shied away from the realities of eating meat, argued that we need to escape the notion of it as something portioned and tight- packaged under cellophane.
在我的文章中，我从来不回避吃肉的事实，我认为我们需要摆脱肉是某种动物身体的一部分并且被紧包在玻璃纸里的概念。 yeeyan
She portioned out the money equally between both children.
她把钱均分给两个孩子。 hotdic
She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life.
她命中注定一辈子受苦。《21世纪大英汉词典》
She portioned out the pie so everyone had a piece.
她把馅饼分开，这样每人都得到一块。 hotdic
She portioned out the food.
她把食物分好。 httpcn
Should blame be portioned out according to power-- or proximity?
每个人应承担的责任是否应当根据权力的大小或是亲近与否来划分呢？ yeeyan
The child wanted to know how much of the food was portioned to him.
这个孩子想知道他分得多少食品。 hotdic