| 词汇 | keep something in proportion |
| 释义 | keep something in proportionkeep something in proportion TOO/TOO MUCHto react to a situation sensibly, and not think that it is worse or more serious than it really is 办事情[看问题]恰如其分；不把问题看得太糟[太严重] → perspective Let’s keep things in proportion. 我们别把事情看得太糟。 Examples from the Corpus keep something in proportion• The Party's recent successes in the polls are encouraging but they need to be kept in proportion.• In our celebrity-obsessed society, it is nice to see some one keeping things in proportion.• In fact it was Jack's sense of humour that kept her feelings in proportion during the next few days.• My confidence was so low it was difficult to keep things in proportion -- the smallest problem seemed like a major tragedy.• Work was carried on around the lump in a fairly ordered pattern helping to keep everything in proportion. → keep something in proportion at proportion1(3) |
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