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كيف تنطق "out of proportion"

expression

OWT-uhv-pruh-POR-shuhn
OWT-ov-pruh-PAW-shuhn

التعريف

Something is said to be out of proportion when its size, importance, or reaction is much too large or too small compared to what is normal or expected.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /pɹəpˈɔːʃən

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

OWT-uhv-pruh-POR-shuhn

بريطاني

OWT-ov-pruh-PAW-shuhn

استمع في السياق

His reaction was out of proportion to the problem.

The picture on the wall is out of proportion to the room.

Her fear seemed out of proportion to the situation.

Don’t blow things out of proportion; it’s not that serious.