学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3482 disproportionate

 今天我们要学的词是 disproportionate.

 

Disproportionate 的意思是不成比例的。 

 

Sweden's unemployment is among the highest in EU countries, some attribute it to the disproportionately large influx¹ of people who do not have the educational or language skills to work in the Swedish economy. 瑞典是是欧盟国家中失业率最高的国家之一，有些人把这归咎于过量的外来人口没有教育和语言技能，无法在瑞典工作。

1 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。