;部分 A section of something is one of the parts into which it is divided or from which it is formed.
[usu with supp]
He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing...
他说把社会中的任何一部分人抽选出来做艾滋病检查都是不对的。
They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
他们为这艘船铸造了一个完整的新船头。
...a large orchestra, with a vast percussion section.
拥有大型打击乐器组的大管弦乐队
...the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.
华盛顿特区的乔治敦区
...a geological section of a rock.
岩石的地质剖面
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[VERB 动词]把…切成片;把…分成段(或组等) If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections.
[be V-ed]
[usu passive]
It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned.
将蔬菜削皮或切片时用它来固定。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](文件的)节,章;(法律的)条,款,项 A section of an official document such as a report, law, or constitution is one of the parts into which it is divided.
[usu N num]
...section 14 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968.
1968 年《商品说明法》第 14 条
...the all-important section on the powers of the federal government.
规定联邦政府权力的至关重要的条款
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]断面图;剖面图;截面图 A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side.
For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan.
有些建筑的立面图能比平面图提供更多的信息。
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Caesarean section→see:
Caesarean
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sec·tion★AWL/ˈsekʃn; NAmEˈsekʃn/
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sectionsectionssectionedsectioningnoun★part/piece 部份;部件1★[countable ]any of the parts into which sth is spanided 部份;部门◆That section of the road is still closed.那段公路依旧封闭。◆The library has a large biology section.这个图书馆有大量的生物学藏书。◆the tail section of the plane飞机的尾部2★[countable ]a separate part of a structure from which the whole can be put together 部件;散件◆The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself.棚房以散件出售,需要自己组装。of document/book 文件;书籍3★[countable ]a separate part of a document, book, etc. 节;款;项;段;部份◆These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section.这些问题将在下一节中有更充分的讨论。◆the sports section of the newspaper报纸的体育栏group of people 人的群体4★[countable ]a separate group within a larger group of people 阶层;界;组◆an issue that will affect large sections of the population涉及人口中广大阶层的问题◆the brass section of an orchestra管弦乐队的铜管乐器组☞see also
rhythm section
of organization 组织机构5[countable ]a department in an organization, institution, etc. 部门;处;科;股;组SYN
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◆He's the director of the finance section.他是财务处处长。district 地区6[countable ]( NAmE) a district of a town, city or county 区;地区;地段◆the Dorchester section of Boston波士顿的多切斯特区measurement 度量7[countable ]( NAmE) a measure of land, equal to one square mile (土地单位)一平方英里diagram 图8[countable ]a drawing or diagram of sth as it would look if it were cut from top to bottom or from one side to the other 剖面图;断面图◆The illustration shows a section through a leaf.图中所示为叶的剖面。◆The architect drew the house in section.建筑师绘制了房子的剖面图。☞see also
cross section
medical 医疗9[countable , uncountable ]( medical 医) the act of cutting or separating sth in an operation 切开;切断◆The surgeon performed a section (= made a cut)on the vein. 外科医生施行了静脉切开手术。☞see also
Caesarean
10[countable ]( medical 医) ( biology 生) a very thin flat piece cut from body tissueto be looked at under a microscope(供显微镜下观察的)切片◆to examine a section from the kidney观察肾脏切片verbmedical/biology 医疗;生物学1sectionsth ( medical 医) to spanide body tissueby cutting 切开;切断2sectionsth ( biology 生) to cut animal or plant tissueinto thin slices in order to look at it under a microscope做(动物或植物组织的)切片mental patient 精神病人3[often passive ]sectionsb ( BrE) to officially order a mentally ill person to go and receive treatment in a psychiatrichospital, using a law that can force them to stay there until they are successfully treated (依法令精神病人)强制入院治疗PHRASAL VERBˌsection sth↔ˈoffto separate an area from a larger one 隔出;划出◆Parts of the town had been sectioned off.城市的部份地区被划了出去。sec·tion/ˈsekʃn; NAmEˈsekʃn/
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sectionsec‧tion1 /ˈsekʃən/ ●●●S1W1AWL noun
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1place/object [countable] one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided intosection of a busy section of road the reference section of the library The plane’s tail section was found in a cornfield. the smoking section (=where you can smoke)2part of a whole [countable] one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the wholein sections The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.► see thesaurus at
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3book/newspaper/report [countable] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc: This issue will be discussed further in section two.sports/style/business/travel etc section (=particular part of a newspaper)4group of people [countable] a separate group within a larger group of peoplesection of a large section of the American public5brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or orchestra who play the brass, rhythm etc instruments6law [countable] one of the parts of a law or a legal document: Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution7side/top view [countable, uncountable] technical a picture that shows what a building, part of the body etc would look like if it were cut from top to bottom or side to side → cross-sectionin section Here’s the outside view, and here are the floors in section.8medical/scientific technicala)[countable, uncountable] a medical operation that involves cutting → caesarean section
at caesarean
b)[countable] a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a microscope9area of land [countable] American English a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side10mathematics [countable] technical the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics
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1British English to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a psychiatric hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people2to separate something into parts: Peel and section the oranges.3technical or medical to cut a very thin flat piece from skin, a plant etc so that you can look at it under a microscope4 medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operationsection off phrasal verbto divide an area into parts, especially by putting something between the parts: The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall.