percent

n.百分比，百分数；百分之一

adj.百分之…的，每一百中有…的；百分之…支付利息的

adv.以百分之…地，每一百中有…地

1. 百分比用文字表示为twenty-five per cent，用数字表示为25%。
   Percentages (= numbers of per cent) are written in words as twenty-five per cent and in figures as 25% .
2. 百分比与不可数名词或单数名词连用时，动词一般为单数：
   If a percentage is used with an uncountable or a singular noun the verb is generally singular.
   1. 90% of the land is cultivated.
      90%的土地已耕种。
3. 如果是单数集合名词，北美英语动词用单数，英国英语用单、复数均可：
   If the noun is singular but represents a group of people, the verb is singular in NAmE but in BrE it may be singular or plural.
   1. Eighty per cent of the work force is/are against the strike.
      百分之八十的劳动力都反对这次罢工。
4. 如果名词为复数，动词用复数：
   If the noun is plural, the verb is plural.
   1. 65% of children play computer games.
      65%的孩子玩电脑游戏。

percent 百分比，百分率

per,每，-cent,百，百分之一，词源同century,centimeter.引申词义百分比，百分率。

1. There is a Green party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote
   虽然有一个绿党，但在选举中该党只得到了大约10%的选票。
2. Violent crime has increased by 10 percent since last year
   暴力犯罪自去年以来增加了10%。
3. In 1987, McDonald's captured 19 percent of all fast-food sales
   1987年，麦当劳占据了整个快餐业销售额的19%。
4. The US government says that this year's corn crop should be about 8 percent more than last year
   美国政府称今年的玉米产量应该会比去年提高8%左右。
5. Doctors were disturbed that less than 30 percent of the patients were women
   医生们焦虑不安，因为患者中有不到30%为女性。
6. He paid 20 percent down.
   他付了20%的钱款。
7. The increase slowed to 0.4 percent, possibly indicating the start of a downtrend.
   增长幅度降到了0.4%，可能意味着下降的开始。
8. Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere
   该州居民中几乎有80%出生在异地。
9. Drunk driving fatalities have declined more than 10 percent over the past 10 years.
   酒后驾车死亡人数在过去10年中下降了10%以上。
10. Crime has gone down 70 percent
    犯罪率下降了70%。
11. Prices have gone up 61 percent since deregulation.
    价格自解除管制以来已经上涨了61%。
12. Retail sales dipped 6/ 10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars
    上月零售额下降了千分之六，主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。
13. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside
    高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。
14. The survey found almost 90 percent of people were offended by strong swearwords
    这项调查发现几乎90%的人都会为不堪入耳的脏话所触怒。
15. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
    他在11月3号的选举中仅获得了49%的相对多数票。
16. Fewer than 10 percent of applicants are granted political asylum by German courts.
    申请政治庇护者中，只有不到10%获得了德国法庭批准。
17. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote
    初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。
18. More than 10 percent of Munich residents live below the poverty line.
    超过10%的慕尼黑居民生活在贫困线以下。
19. Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
    去年零售额只上升了3.8%。
20. The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent
    寻求避难的家庭户增加了17%。
21. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
    目前，30%的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
22. They had to sell off 10 percent of all underutilized farmland.
    他们不得不将10%未被充分利用的农田廉价卖掉。
23. The drug increases the number of red cells in the blood, enhancing oxygen uptake by 10 percent.
    这种药增加了血液里的红细胞数量，从而将摄氧量提高了10%。
24. The turnout was at least 62 percent of registered voters
    至少有62%的登记选民参加了投票。
25. The net income per head rose by about 16 percent in the past three years.
    在过去的三年中每人的净收入增长了大约16%。
26. The registration of the university shows an increase of 10 percent over last year.
    这所大学的注册人数比去年递增了10%。