| 单词 | 三分之一 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ALIVE〕Some scientists estimate that at least one third of the life forms that exist in deep oceans have not yet been discovered. 有些科学家估计，深海中至少有三分之一的生物尚未被发现。朗文写作活用〔ARTIFICIAL〕Nearly a third of adults in the UK have false teeth. 在英国将近有三分之一的成年人都装了假牙。朗文写作活用〔DECIDE〕A third of the voters remain undecided about how they will vote. 三分之一的投票人仍未决定投谁的票。朗文写作活用〔DIVORCE〕A third of all marriages in Britain end in divorce. 英国有三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。朗文写作活用〔ENTHUSIASTIC/UNENTHUSIASTIC〕Only one third of workers said their supervisors know what motivates them to do their best work. 只有三分之一的人说他们的上司知道怎样激发他们的最大潜能。朗文写作活用〔MAKE〕In manufacturing alone, smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output. 仅仅在制造业，小型公司就占了就业总人数的三分之一以及总产量的四分之一。朗文写作活用〔MARRY〕Over a third of all marriages now end in divorce. 现在超过三分之一的婚姻都以离婚告终。朗文写作活用〔TEMPORARY〕Although the government aims to encourage private enterprise, around one third of the economy will remain under state control, for the time being. 尽管政府致力鼓励私营企业，暂时仍约有三分之一的经济由国家控制。朗文写作活用〔WORK FOR SB〕Cook began his cost-cutting campaign by getting rid of a third of his workforce. 库克以裁去三分之一的雇员来开始他的降低成本运动。朗文写作活用〔arrival〕Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.迟到的人有三分之一是因为交通问题。朗文当代〔article〕Article 180 states that one third of the members must be women.第180条规定成员的三分之一必须是女性。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕They had travelled barely a third of the way.他们只不过走了三分之一的路程。麦克米伦高阶〔born〕One-third of all children are born into single-parent families.有三分之一的孩子都生于单亲家庭。朗文当代〔by〕Pay has been cut by one-third.薪水被削减了三分之一。外研社新世纪〔cast〕Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.勉强有三分之一的选民愿意在 2 月 26 日那天去投票。朗文当代〔center field〕The middle third of the outfield, behind second base.中外场：外场的中间三分之一部分，在第二垒后面美国传统〔constitute〕Conifers constitute about a third of the world's forests.针叶树大约占了世界森林的三分之一。外研社新世纪〔count〕With more than 90 per cent of the votes counted, the Liberals should win nearly a third of the seats.90%以上的选票已经计出, 自由党应该赢得了将近三分之一的席位。外研社新世纪〔culprit〕Nearly a third of dinner party hosts cheat by using ready-made meals. Men are the worst culprits - but a growing number of women also cheat.几乎三分之一举办宴会的人都会欺骗来宾, 使用现成的餐点。男人是这件事的罪魁祸首——然而越来越多的女人也这么做。外研社新世纪〔desertification〕A third of Africa is under threat of desertification.非洲三分之一的土地都面临着荒漠化的威胁。外研社新世纪〔desertification〕A third of Africa is under threat of desertification.非洲有三分之一的土地面临荒漠化的威胁。柯林斯高阶〔divorce〕One in three marriages ends in divorce .有三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。朗文当代〔dock〕They docked a third of his wages.他们扣掉了他三分之一的工资。外研社新世纪〔dock〕They docked a third of his wages.他们扣掉他三分之一工资。英汉大词典〔drop-out〕The drop-out rate among students is currently one in three.现在学生的辍学率是三分之一。柯林斯高阶〔drug〕One third of America's thirteen-year-olds use drugs .美国十三岁孩子中有三分之一吸毒。朗文当代〔dust〕More than a third of Britain's marriages will bite the dust.英国超过三分之一的婚姻会以失败告终。外研社新世纪〔employ〕A third of the population is employed in the coal mining industry.三分之一的人口都受雇于煤炭开采业。麦克米伦高阶〔empty〕Before the bottle was a third empty, he began to tell me the story.瓶里的酒还没喝掉三分之一,他就开始对我讲述那件事了。英汉大词典〔end〕One in three marriages ends in divorce.三分之一的婚姻以离婚告终。朗文当代〔every〕One in every three marriages ends in divorce.三分之一的婚姻都以离婚告终。牛津高阶〔failure〕Business failures soared by more than a third in the second half of this year.下半年企业破产猛增了三分之一强。麦克米伦高阶〔food〕I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third.我正试图把每周的饮食开支降低三分之一。牛津搭配〔function〕One third of the room functions as workspace.房间的三分之一用作工作场所。外研社新世纪〔go towards〕One third of my budget goes towards rent.我预算的三分之一用来付房租。外研社新世纪〔graduate〕The top one-third of all graduates are entitled to an education at the California State University.排名前三分之一的毕业生都获得了进入加利福尼亚州立大学学习的资格。外研社新世纪〔haggle〕We haggled down the rent by about a third.通过讨价还价我们把房租减掉了约三分之一。麦克米伦高阶〔impact〕The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.撞车时的冲击力使车身变形，仅剩原长的三分之一。剑桥高阶〔increase〕The budget has increased by more than a third in the last year.去年预算增加了三分之一强。牛津搭配〔in〕Smokers have a one in three chance of dying from their habit.吸烟者死于吸烟这一习惯的几率是三分之一。朗文当代〔land〕A third of the region's population still lives off the land.该地区三分之一的人口依旧靠土地生活。朗文当代〔marriage〕One in three marriages ends in divorce.有三分之一的婚姻以离婚而告终。朗文当代〔meter〕Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.只有三分之一的住户认为按水表收水费合理。外研社新世纪〔meter〕Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。柯林斯高阶〔nominate〕A third of the committee members are nominated by the local authority.三分之一的委员会成员是由地方政府任命的。外研社新世纪〔occur〕A third of accidental deaths occur in the home.有三分之一的意外死亡事件发生在家里。朗文当代〔odds〕The overall odds of winning a lottery prize are 1 in 13.抽中彩票的几率是十三分之一。剑桥高阶〔outstrip〕In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.1989年和1990年出现了供不应求的状况，物价上涨了三分之一还要多。柯林斯高阶〔pedestrian〕More than a third of all pedestrian injuries are to children.超过三分之一的受伤行人是儿童。外研社新世纪〔plague〕Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague.近三分之一的人口在伦敦大瘟疫中丧生。牛津搭配〔pledge〕The party's election pledge was to cut income taxes by a third over the next five years.该党的竞选承诺是在未来五年间削减三分之一的收入所得税。牛津搭配〔population〕One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources.世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。牛津高阶〔poverty line〕A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line.三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下。牛津高阶〔produce〕The field produces a third of the nation's oil.该油田生产该国三分之一的石油。外研社新世纪〔profit〕Profits are up by a third.收益提高了三分之一。朗文当代〔reduce〕Simmer until the liquid has reduced by about one third.加微热直到液体减少三分之一。剑桥高阶〔retirement〕Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement.现在人们一生中能有三分之一的时间过退休生活。牛津高阶〔senior〕Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard.持有老年火车通行优惠卡可减免三分之一车费。牛津高阶〔sign sth away〕Under the treaty, both sides will sign away a third of their nuclear weapons.根据该条约的规定，双方将签字放弃他们三分之一的核武器。剑桥高阶〔sponsorship〕Private sponsorships only accounted for a third of all arts funding last year.个人赞助只占去年所有艺术基金的三分之一。柯林斯高阶〔taxman〕One-third of her salary goes to the taxman.她三分之一的薪水都给了税务部门。韦氏高阶〔third〕A third of the cost went into technology and services.有三分之一的支出投入了技术和服务。柯林斯高阶〔third〕A third of these jobs are held by women.这些工作有三分之一由女性担任。朗文当代〔third〕Most of the students' scores were in the upper third of the range.大部分学生的成绩都处于分数分布范围的上三分之一。牛津搭配〔third〕One of three equal parts.三分之一：三等份中的一份美国传统〔third〕Only one third get financial help from their fathers.只有三分之一的人得到父亲的经济援助。柯林斯高阶〔third〕Over a third of people questioned said they would consider cosmetic surgery.受访者当中有三分之一以上说他们会考虑做整容手术。牛津搭配〔third〕Over a third of sales were made over the Internet.三分之一以上的销售额是在因特网上实现的。牛津搭配〔third〕The discount is a third to a half of the full price.折扣是全价的三分之一到一半。牛津搭配〔three-quarter binding〕A bookbinding in which the leather or fabric covering the spine extends onto the covers for one third of their width.用皮装订书脊和书角的：一种用皮革或布装订书脊和书角的形式，书脊的皮革材料向外延伸盖住封面的三分之一宽度美国传统〔tierce〕Music An interval of a third.【音乐】 三音：三分之一的间隔时间美国传统〔turn〕Only a third of our workers turn over every 10 years.我们的工作人员每10年只更换三分之一。英汉大词典〔underweight〕Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.近三分之一的儿童体重严重不足。外研社新世纪〔under〕We must be losing at least a third of our staff under new technology.在新的技术条件下,我们必定要解雇至少三分之一的员工。英汉大词典〔unoccupied〕A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.医院三分之一的床位都是空着的。韦氏高阶〔unsatisfactory〕The inspectors said just under a third of lessons were unsatisfactory.督察员说只有将近三分之一的课程不够好。外研社新世纪〔volume〕A given volume of air contains only about one-third as much oxygen as it would at sea level.一定容积空气的含氧量只有海平面处空气含氧量的三分之一左右。外研社新世纪〔way〕We're not even a third of the way there.我们才走了不到三分之一的路。柯林斯高阶A third of the unemployed have been job-hunting for more than a year.三分之一的失业者一年多以来一直在谋职。牛津商务By the terms of the treaty, a third of their territory was ceded to France. 根据协议的条款，该国领土的三分之一被割让给法国。译典通Doctors say she has a one in three chance of surviving longer than a year.医生说她有三分之一的希望活过一年。剑桥国际His party has one third of the seats in Parliament. 他那个党在议会中占三分之一席位。译典通More than a third of the takeovers that had been agreed are now being unwound.已经达成协议的企业收购中，有三分之一强目前被撤销了。牛津商务Nearly a third of part-timers are in unskilled jobs.近三分之一的兼职者从事非技术性工作。牛津商务One in three rented properties is privately owned.出租房产中有三分之一是私有的。牛津商务One third of the population were townsmen and two thirds countrymen. 三分之一的人口是住在城里，三分之二住在乡下。译典通One third of the world's population consumes two thirds of the world's resources.世界上三分之一的人口消耗着世界上三分之二的资源。牛津商务One third of votes went to the independent candidate. 三分之一的选票被这位无党派候选人得了。译典通Only one third of the land can be cultivated. 只有三分之一的土地可以耕种。译典通Receipts from tourism fell by about one third.旅游收入减少了大约三分之一。牛津商务She claims that a third of households have switched suppliers (= changed to another company) in the last three years.她声称有三分之一的家庭在过去三年中已更换了供应商。牛津商务Somerset police report that a third of all crimes are committed by people out on bail (= who have been released before going on trial).萨默塞特郡的警方声称三分之一的罪行都是那些在保释期的人犯下的。剑桥国际The boss docked a third of my wages. 老板扣掉我三分之一薪资。译典通The estate contains 300 new homes, about a third of which are leased to the council.这批房产有300套新的住房，其中约三分之一租给了议会。剑桥国际The number of complaints by holidaymakers to ABTA has dropped by nearly a third so far this year.今年到目前为止，向英国旅行社协会投诉的度假者减少了近三分之一。剑桥国际The number of thefts of motor vehicles rose by a third last year.机动车的失窃数量去年增长了三分之一。剑桥国际The textile industry employs a third of the working population.纺织业雇用了劳动人口的三分之一。牛津商务There is no fairness in paying female workers a third less than male workers.付给女工的工资比给男性工人的少三分之一是不公平的。剑桥国际Under the treaty, both sides will sign away a third of their nuclear weapons.根据该条约，双方将签字放弃他们三分之一的核武器。剑桥国际Up to a third of one's life could be spent in retirement.人的一生中可能有多达三分之一的时间过退休生活。牛津商务 |
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