☞ sectionsec·tion /
5sekFn /
nounPART / PIECE 部份；部件
1. [C] any of the parts into which sth is divided
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. [C] 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. [C] 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. [C] 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. [C] a department in an organization, institution, etc.
部门；处；科；股；组
SYN division
:
He's the director of the finance section. 他是财务处处长。DISTRICT 地区
6. [C] (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. [C] (NAmE) a measure of land, equal to one square mile
一平方英里(土地单位)DIAGRAM 图
8. [C] 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
(1)
MEDICAL 医疗
9. [C, U] (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. [C] (medical 医, biology 生) a very thin flat piece cut from body
tissue
to 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 verb[VN]MEDICAL / BIOLOGY 医疗；生物学
1. (medical 医) to divide body
tissue
by cutting
切开；切断2. (biology 生) to cut animal or plant
tissue
into thin slices in order to look at it under a
microscope
做(动物或植物组织)切片MENTAL PATIENT 精神病人
3. [often passive] (BrE) to officially order a mentally ill person to go and receive treatment in a
psychiatric
hospital, 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 VERBS ▪ 7section sth ↔ 'off
to 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。 Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsection
noun
ADJ. large, long Large sections of the forest have been destroyed by acid rain. a long section of roadway | short, small | main | personnel, political (in a company, an organization, etc.) He works in the embassy's political section. | business, finance, travel, etc. (of a newspaper) | biology, history, reference, etc. (in a library) | brass, percussion, rhythm, string, wind, woodwind (in an orchestra) | cello, horn, etc. (in an orchestra)
VERB + SECTION divide sth into The book is divided into chapters, sections and sub-sections.
SECTION + NOUN manager (in a company, an organization, etc.)
PREP. in a/the ~ You'll find the book in the music section. | in ~s The table comes in sections. | under ~ (relating to a section of a law, etc.) The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
PHRASES a section of society an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society
sec·tionI. \ˈsekshən\
noun
(
-s)
Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Latin
section-, sectio, from
sectus (past participle of
secare to cut) +
-ion-, -io -ion — more at
saw
1.
a. : the action of cutting or separating by cutting;
especially : the action of dividing (as tissues) surgically
< nerve section >
< abdominal section >
< cesarean section >
b. : an instance of such cutting
2. : a distinct part or portion of a writing: as
a. : a subdivision of a chapter (as a paragraph or a series of paragraphs not separated by a heading)
b. : a division of a law, statute, or legislative act
c. : a distinct component part of a newspaper
< the sports section >3.
a. : the description or representation of something (as a building, piece of machinery, segment of the earth's crust) as it would appear if cut through by an intersecting plane
: depiction of what is beyond a plane passing or supposed to pass through an object
: profile
b. : a diagram showing rock units and structures along a usually vertical plane below the surface
4.
a. : a natural subdivision of a taxonomic group and especially of a genus but sometimes of a higher group
b. : a tribal segment or a group of segments usually based on descent, function, or territorial occupancy
5. : the plane figure resulting from the cutting of a solid by a plane
6. : the character § commonly used in printing to mark a section or the beginning of a section (as of a statute) and as the fourth in series of the reference marks
7. : a piece of land one square mile or 640 acres in area forming one of the 36 subdivisions of a township in a United States public-land survey
8.
a. : a distinct part of a territorial area (as a country or continent) set apart by geographic, economic, cultural, or other distinctive characteristics
< the West, the South, and other sections of the U.S. >
< the only important grape-growing section of Pennsylvania — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
b. : a usually distinctive quarter or district (as of a city or town)
< the business section of the city >9.
a. : a part that is, may be, or is held to be separated
: division
,
portion
,
slice
< the southern section of the route >
< chop the stalks into sections — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
< an important section of the milling industry — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
< a section of the task >
b. : one segment of a fruit (as an orange or grapefruit)
: carpel
c. : one of the parts into which the warp threads are divided during weaving preparation (as warping, beaming, and slashing)
10.
a. : a portion of a group of people having or held to have a distinct and separate status usually by virtue of one or more distinctive characteristics
< a cheering section >
< royally entertained by all sections of the local community — Guthrie Moir >
< the strongest section of the European population — Patrick Smith >
b. : one of the classes formed by dividing a group of students taking a particular course
< ten sections of English I >
c. : one of the groups into which a conference of teachers, scholars, or specialists in a given field is divided for discussion purposes
11.
a. : a military unit composed of two or more squads
b. : a military unit constituting the basic unit of a larger unit
12.
a. : a very thin slice (as of tissue or rock) suitable for microscopic examination
b. : an exposed surface revealing successive geological strata
13.
a. : a division of a railroad sleeping car including both an upper and a lower berth or when these are not made up two double seats facing each other
b. : a portion of a permanent railroad way under the care of a particular set of men
c. : one of two or more trains, planes, buses, or similar vehicles which run on the same schedule and for which special signals are usually shown
14. : one of several component parts that may be assembled or reassembled
< a cutter bar with 15 sections >
< a bookcase in sections >15. : one of the frames each made about four inches square, designed to hold about a pound when full, and placed in the super of a hive for bees to store surplus honey in
16. : a profile on a plane perpendicular to the plane of the principal line or trace in fortification
17. : a division of an orchestra composed of one class of instruments
< brass section >
< string section >18. : signature
5b
19. : a subdivision of an office, staff, department, bureau, or other organization
< the political section of an embassy >
< a Communist party section >
< the United States section of the British Foreign Office >20. : the sequence of rock units in a given locality or region
Synonyms: see part
•
-
in section
II. verb
(
sectioned ;
sectioned ;
sectioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ;
sections)
transitive verb1.
a. : to cut or separate into sections
: make a section of
< section a history class by ability ratings >
< section a rock for examination >
b.
(1) : to divide (a body part or organ) surgically
< section a nerve >
(2) : to cut (fixed tissue) into thin slices for microscopic examination
2. : to shade (as a part of a mechanical drawing) with crosshatching to indicate a section
: to represent in sections
intransitive verb: to form sections
: become cut or separated into parts