a high/large percentage a country where
a high percentage of the population lives in poverty.
a low/small percentage The disease is serious, and in a small percentage of cases it can be fatal.
proportion /ргз'рэ:г/л1/ [n singular) the
number or amount of something, compared with the whole number or amount that exists
+ оfa program to increase the proportion of women and black people in the police service
a high/low/large/small proportion Part- time workers now make up a high proportion of jobs.
ratio /'reijiaofreijso/ (n singular] a set of numbers, such as '20: Г or '5:1\ that shows how much larger one quantity is than another
the ratio о/ sth to sth a school where the ratio of students to teachers is about 5:1
rate /ген/ [n С] a measurement showing the number of times that something happens during a particular period, which is used especially for talking about social changes or problems
the crime/divorce/suicide/murder etc rate the city that has the highest murder rate in the US
fraction /'fraekj>n/ \n singular) a very small part of an amount of number: Computers can now do the same job at a fraction of the cost. I The disease affects only a tiny fraction of the population.
ANGRY
if you mean 'not angry or upset', go to calm
U feeling angry
angry /'Kqgri/ [adj] if you are angry, you feel a strong emotion, for example about someone who has treated you badly or about something that you think is wrong or unfair: / was so angry that I could hardly speak. I A crowd of angry demonstrators gathered outside the embassy. I After the programme, the TV station received hundreds of angry phone calls.
+ with She was angry with him because he had lied to her.
+ about Don 4 you feel angry about the way you've been treated? + that Local people are angry that they weren't consulted about plans to expand the airport.
Д Use angry with about people: I was realty angry with him. Use angry about about things: / was really angry about it.
angry - angrier - angriest
angrily [adu] Rachel slammed the door angrily on her way out.
mad /maed/ [adj not before noun) informal especially american angry: Tom will be real mad when he sees what youve done to
his car.
+ at She used to get mad at Harry because he was a/ways changing his mind. + about Come on, Maria - what are you so mad about?
mad - madder - maddest
annoyed /s'noid/ [adj not before noun] а little angry, but not very angry: I'll be annoyed if he's forgotten to dehuer my message.
+ with Joe was annoyed with her for making him miss the film. 1 I was annoyed with myself for playing so badly.
+ at/by Kay was clearly annoyed at John's remark.
furious /'fju?ri9s/ [adj] very angry: I've never been so furious in all my life. I a furious argument (=when people shout at each other in an angry way) + with She'd be furious with me if she knew I was reading her diary. + at/about He came home furious at something his boss had said.
/uriously [adv] "Stop it," shouted Ralph furiously.
livid /livid/ [adj] so angry that it is difficult for you to speak properly or think clearly: "Was he angry when you got in so late?" "Angry? He was lividl" I I know I shouldn't have spoken to her like that, but I was absolutely livid.
annoyed because something bad has been happening for a long time and you want it
to stop: I'm really fed up with this awful weather. 1 Joe was getting sick of Carol's stupid comments. I I left the job because I got fed up with being treated like a servant.
to become angry
get angry/get mad /get aeqgri, get
maed/ to become angry: He tends to get angry if he loses at tennis. + at Just calm down. There's no need to get mad at me.
Дь Don't say 'become angry' except in fairly formal written English. Get angry and get mad are the usual expressions.
lose your temper /,lu:z p:r tempa'/ to
suddenly become very angry, especially after you have been trying not to: Donald doesn't have much patience - he often loses his temper. I uI've told you alreadysaid Kathryn, trying hard not to lose her temper.
+ with Whatever you do, don't lose your temper with the students - you'll only make things worse.
throw a tantrum /,0гэо э tamtram/ to
shout and cry angrily, especially because you cannot have what you want - use this especially about children: Josie threw a tantrum in the supermarket again today.
Don't say 'very livid'. Say absolutely livid or just livid.
offended /s'fendid/ [adj not before noun] angry and upset because someone has said or done something rude or has insulted you: A lot of Muslims were offended when the book came out. I I hope you won't be offended if I leave early. + by Many readers were offended by the newspaper's anti-Irish comments.
Qcross /krosflkras/ [adj] briush, especially
spoken angry - used especially by children or when you are talking to children: Do you think Dad will be cross when he finds out what happened? + with Are you cross with me?
A
fed ap with sth/sick of sth /.fed 'лр wift (sth), 'sik ov (sth)/ informal to be
behaving in an angry unfriendly way
bad-tempered /baed 'temped[adj] someone who is bad-tempered behaves in an angry and unfriendly way. Our teacher was a bad-tempered old woman. I Pressure at work was making her more and more bad-tempered.
be in a bad mood /bi: in э ,baed 'mu:d/
if someone is in a bad mood, they are annoyed and upset about something, and this makes them behave in an unfriendly way: Why's Jenny in such a bad mood this morning?
put sb in a bad mood (=make someone annoyed) I missed the bus, which put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
grumpy/grouchy /'g^mpi, graotji/ [adj]
informal someone who is grumpy or grouchy is angry and unfriendly, and complains a lot: a grumpy old man I Her illness made her grumpy and impatient I Dan is always tired and grouchy in the
mornings.
grumpy - grumpier - grumpiest grouchy - grouchier - grouchiest