Portion

Definition

portion /pↄ:ʃn/ n ၁။ အပိုင္း၊ အစိတ္အပိုင္း (သို႔) ေဝစု။ be supported by a substantial/sizeable portion of the population ❍ devote a small portion of one's buaget to sth ❍ The centre portion of the bridge collapsed. ❍ You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other. ၂။ တစ္ေယာက္စာ ျပင္ေပးေသာပြဲ။ a generous portion of roast duck ❍ She cut the pie into six portions. ❍ Do you serve children's (ie smaller) portions? ❏ portion sth out (among/between sb) [ PHRV ] ခြဲတမ္းခ်သည္။ ေဝစုခြဲေပးသည္။ ေဝပံုခ်သည္။ She portioned out the money equally between both children. ❍ The work was portioned out fairly. See also APPORTION

Examples

1. [portion of] : We’re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment.
2. Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government’s policy is.
3. You need a cake big enough to be divided into sixteen portions.
4. [portion of] : These statistics explain only a portion of the problem.
5. If you eat smaller portions
6. you will begin to lose weight.