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sector n.部分,部门,[计]扇区,地区,象限,扇形 v.使分成部分,把...分成扇形 Our most common use of the word sector refers to a society’s divisions. For example, our economy is divided into the private sector (privately-owned interests) and the public sector (government). Other than that, the word also has many technical applications in math and science. From the Latin verb secare, "to cut," sector was applied long ago to math as a section of a circle, which carried through to military language as "a circle around a headquarters." ★★★★☆ 2010.5

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['sektə(r)] Sector sounds like section, doesn't it? That's a good way to remember that a sector is a specific part of society or the economy, made up of similar elements — like the health care sector or the education sector. Wholesale demand from the food service sector is growing quickly as more Europeans eat out more often. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:public sector；private sector；(经济的)部门，行业，领域 A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry.   [supp N]...the nation's manufacturing sector.该国的制造业...the service sector of the Hong Kong economy.香港经济中的服务行业2[N-COUNT 可数名词](大型组织的)部分，小群体 A sector of a large group is a smaller group which is part of it.   [usu with supp]Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]军事管制区；军事防御区 A sector is an area of a city or country which is controlled by a military force.   [usu with supp]Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.军官们打算重新夺回该市的防御区。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]扇形 A sector is a part of a circle which is formed when you draw two straight lines from the centre of the circle to the edge.   [TECHNICAL 术语]

英语单词	sector
英美音标	['sektə(r)]
中文释义	n.部分,部门,[计]扇区,地区,象限,扇形 v.使分成部分,把...分成扇形
vocab简明	Sector sounds like section, doesn't it? That's a good way to remember that a sector is a specific part of society or the economy, made up of similar elements — like the health care sector or the education sector.
vocab扩展	Our most common use of the word sector refers to a society’s divisions. For example, our economy is divided into the private sector (privately-owned interests) and the public sector (government). Other than that, the word also has many technical applications in math and science. From the Latin verb secare, "to cut," sector was applied long ago to math as a section of a circle, which carried through to military language as "a circle around a headquarters."
真题原句	Wholesale demand from the food service sector is growing quickly as more Europeans eat out more often.
柯林斯星级	★★★★☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:public sector ；private sector ；(经济的)部门，行业，领域 A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry. [supp N] ...the nation's manufacturing sector. 该国的制造业 ...the service sector of the Hong Kong economy. 香港经济中的服务行业 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](大型组织的)部分，小群体 A sector of a large group is a smaller group which is part of it. [usu with supp] Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society. 前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]军事管制区；军事防御区 A sector is an area of a city or country which is controlled by a military force. [usu with supp] Officers were going to retake sectors of the city. 军官们打算重新夺回该市的防御区。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]扇形 A sector is a part of a circle which is formed when you draw two straight lines from the centre of the circle to the edge. [TECHNICAL 术语]
来源	2010.5

Sector Part N Count 可数名词 Circle Section Word Economy