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division n.划分；除法；部门；分开；师（军队） (1) 现在社会上各阶级的划分不象过去那样明显了。(2) 这个小男孩已学会做除法。(3) 他在公司的外事部工作。(4) 对于那件事意见分歧。(5) 他们消灭了敌人一个师。 Division is a noun. It refers to taking a hunk — of pie, clothes, numbers, people — and splitting it into smaller bits. A division in the military sense is a group large enough to go to battle. Blame British mathematician John Pell for the long division you learned in math class (but proceeded to forget once you discovered the calculator). Any way you slice it, division is the process of separating something into smaller parts.

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英 [dɪ'vɪʒn] 美 [dɪ'vɪʒn] (1) The divisions between the various classes of society are not so sharply marked as they used to be.(2) The boy has learnt to do division.(3) He works in the foreign division of the company.(4) There was a division of opinion on the matter.(5) They wiped out an enemy division. Division is breaking something down into parts, splitting it up. When you have division of labor, everybody does her part. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]分开；划分；分隔 The division of a large unit into two or more distinct parts is the act of separating it into these parts.   [oft with poss]...the unification of Germany, after its division into two states at the end of World War Two.二战结束时曾被一分为二的德国实现了统一2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]分配；分派 The division of something among people or things is its separation into parts which are distributed among the people or things.   [oft N of n among/between pl-n]The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](算术中的)除法 Division is the arithmetical process of dividing one number into another number. I taught my daughter how to do division at the age of six.女儿6岁时我就教她如何做除法了。4[N-VAR 可变名词]分歧；争议；差异 A division is a significant distinction or argument between two groups, which causes the two groups to be considered as very different and separate.   [oft N between/among pl-n]The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.繁荣的西部和贫穷的东部之间的差距仍然存在。5[N-COUNT 可数名词](大机构的)部门 In a large organization, a division is a group of departments whose work is done in the same place or is connected with similar tasks.   [usu supp N]...the bank's Latin American division.该银行的拉丁美洲分部...the sales division.销售部6[N-COUNT 可数名词](军队编制中的)师 A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit.   [usu supp N]Several armoured divisions are being moved from Germany.正从德国调动几个装甲师。7[N-COUNT 可数名词](英国议会中的)分组表决 In the British Parliament, a division is a vote where the Members of Parliament go into separate rooms in order to record their vote. 8[N-COUNT 可数名词](足球等体育运动中联赛的)级 In some sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball, a division is one of the groups of teams which make up a league. The teams in each division are considered to be approximately the same standard, and they all play against each other during the season.   [usu supp N]Villa had just been relegated from the First Division.维拉队刚刚从甲级联赛中降级。...the Scottish Premier Division leaders, Dundee United.苏格兰超级联赛的领头羊，邓迪联队

英语单词	division
英美音标	英 [dɪ'vɪʒn] 美 [dɪ'vɪʒn]
中文释义	n.划分；除法；部门；分开；师（军队）
英语例句	(1) The divisions between the various classes of society are not so sharply marked as they used to be. (2) The boy has learnt to do division. (3) He works in the foreign division of the company. (4) There was a division of opinion on the matter. (5) They wiped out an enemy division.
中文例句	(1) 现在社会上各阶级的划分不象过去那样明显了。 (2) 这个小男孩已学会做除法。 (3) 他在公司的外事部工作。 (4) 对于那件事意见分歧。 (5) 他们消灭了敌人一个师。
vocabulary简明	Division is breaking something down into parts, splitting it up. When you have division of labor, everybody does her part.
vocabulary扩展	Division is a noun. It refers to taking a hunk — of pie, clothes, numbers, people — and splitting it into smaller bits. A division in the military sense is a group large enough to go to battle. Blame British mathematician John Pell for the long division you learned in math class (but proceeded to forget once you discovered the calculator). Any way you slice it, division is the process of separating something into smaller parts.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]分开；划分；分隔 The division of a large unit into two or more distinct parts is the act of separating it into these parts. [oft with poss] ...the unification of Germany, after its division into two states at the end of World War Two. 二战结束时曾被一分为二的德国实现了统一 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]分配；分派 The division of something among people or things is its separation into parts which are distributed among the people or things. [oft N of n among/between pl-n] The current division of labor between workers and management will alter. 当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](算术中的)除法 Division is the arithmetical process of dividing one number into another number. I taught my daughter how to do division at the age of six. 女儿6岁时我就教她如何做除法了。 4 [N-VAR 可变名词]分歧；争议；差异 A division is a significant distinction or argument between two groups, which causes the two groups to be considered as very different and separate. [oft N between/among pl-n] The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains. 繁荣的西部和贫穷的东部之间的差距仍然存在。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](大机构的)部门 In a large organization, a division is a group of departments whose work is done in the same place or is connected with similar tasks. [usu supp N] ...the bank's Latin American division. 该银行的拉丁美洲分部 ...the sales division. 销售部 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](军队编制中的)师 A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit. [usu supp N] Several armoured divisions are being moved from Germany. 正从德国调动几个装甲师。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词](英国议会中的)分组表决 In the British Parliament, a division is a vote where the Members of Parliament go into separate rooms in order to record their vote. 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词](足球等体育运动中联赛的)级 In some sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball, a division is one of the groups of teams which make up a league. The teams in each division are considered to be approximately the same standard, and they all play against each other during the season. [usu supp N] Villa had just been relegated from the First Division. 维拉队刚刚从甲级联赛中降级。 ...the Scottish Premier Division leaders, Dundee United. 苏格兰超级联赛的领头羊，邓迪联队

Division N Count 可数名词 People Group Large N Uncount 不可数名词