The noun is pronounced /'segmənt/. The verb is pronounced /seg'ment/. 名词读作 /'segmənt/。动词读作 /seg'ment/。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]部分;片段 A
segment of something is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.
...the poorer segments of society.
社会中的较贫穷阶层
...the third segment of his journey.
他此行的第三程
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](橘子、葡萄柚等水果的)瓣 A
segment of fruit such as an orange or grapefruit is one of the sections into which it is easily divided.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]圆缺;弓形 A
segment of a circle is one of the two parts into which it is divided when you draw a straight line through it.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](市场)细分的部分 A
segment of a market is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.
Three-to-five day cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the market...
3 至 5 天的乘船游览是该市场中发展最快的部分。
Women's tennis is the market leader in a growing market segment — women's sports.
女子网球正引领着一个逐渐壮大的市场——女子运动市场。
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[VERB 动词]细分,划分(市场) If a company
segments a market, it divides it into separate parts, usually in order to improve marketing opportunities.
[V n into n]
[BUSINESS 商]
The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.
六大唱片公司都是跨国经营,因此能够将世界市场按国家划分。