问
《英语惯用法大词典》(中国科学技术出版社,1995,p.1503)说:
“proportion 后面常跟介词 to, 不接 with. 如: The amount of money you get is in proportion to (out of proportion to) the work you do.”
名词 proportion 真的不能接 with 吗?
答
说 proportion 后面常跟介词 to 是正确的。但是，说 proportion 后面不接 with，就不符合实际情况了。请看下面的例句：
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This building is in proportion with its neighbor. (Holt) 这个建筑物与它相邻的那个建筑物很协调。
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The door is out of proportion with the windows. (Larousse) 这扇门与窗户不成比例。