portion
n
1 [C] part or share into which sth is divided 部分; (分事物時的)一份
He divided up his property and gave a portion to each of his children. 他把財產分給子女, 每人一份.
You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other.把票的這一部分交給檢票員, 另一部分自己留著.
(dated 舊) a marriage portion, ie a dowry 嫁妝.
2 [C] amount of food suitable for or served to one person (食物的)一份, 一客
a generous portion of roast duck 一大份烤鴨
She cut the pie into six portions. 她把餡餅切成六份.
Do you serve children's (ie smaller) portions? 你們供應兒童量(小份)的餐食嗎?
3 [sing] (fml 文) person's fate or destiny (人的)命運
It seemed that suffering was to be his portion in life. 他好像命中注定了要受苦受難似的. portion, v (phr v) portion sth out (among/between sb) divide sth into shares (share1 1) to give to several people 把某事物按份兒分給(若干人)
She portioned out the money equally between both children. 她把錢均分給兩個孩子.
The work was portioned out fairly. 工作分配得很公平. Cf 參看 apportion.