increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in sth else
The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
交通事故的数字与交通量的增长成正比。
1.相称的,成比例的,相当的
1.使相称,使成比例,使相当;使适应 (to)
1.correct or appropriate in size, amount, or degree when considered in relation to something else
2.keeping the same relationship of size or amount to something else
1.It is only by growing up in a civilized society of law that we learn the idea of proportionate response.
唯有在法律约制的文明社会下成长，我们才能学会恰当地回应。
2.The Federal Reserve joined in with its biggest ever cut proportionate to its main target interest rate, and shares enjoyed an upward surge.
美联储（Fed）也掺和进来，对其主要目标利率采取了有史以来最高比例的下调，而股市大幅上涨。
3.Therefore a gradually decreasing infant mortality rate has led to a proportionate decrease in the size of our brains.
因此，婴儿死亡率的逐渐降低导致大脑容量成比例的减少。
4.Evidence for this proposal must be available to demonstrate that such a step change is necessary and proportionate.
支持这一计划的证据能够证明，这个改变是必须并适当的。
5.We haven't yet found a design that gives value proportionate to the complexity.
我们尚未发现复杂的设计能带来相应的价值。
6.RC: I can't help but notice that your sense of team spirit is inversely proportionate to your number of funtioning appendages , sir.
我觉得您的团队意识和您可用的附肢数量成反比，大人。
7.Proportionate allocation of resources is one of the important optimization problems.
资源均衡分配是一类重要的优化问题。
8.The time you invest in writing rollback scripts should be proportionate to the cost of the deployment failure.
用于编写回滚脚本的时间应该与部署失败付出的代价成比例。
9.FOREQUARTERS : As a whole, they form a sturdy and solid structure of bones and muscles, proportionate to the size of the animal.
前躯：作为一个整体，它们形成一个坚固的骨骼和肌肉和固体结构，适度的动物的大小。
10.A proportionate share of a net loss reported by the investor is recognized as a decrease in the investment.
被投资者的净亏损也按持股比例作为投资额的减少。