section

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈsekʃn/

part/piece部分；部件

[countable] any of the parts into which something is divided部分；部门

section of something That section of the road is still closed.那段公路依旧封闭。
the tail section of the plane飞机的尾部
The library has a large biology section.这个图书馆有大量的生物学藏书。

of document/book文件；书籍

[countable] a separate part of a document, book, etc.节；款；项；段；部分

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报纸的体育版
The report has a section on accidents at work.报告中有一段谈到工作中的事故问题。
The book is divided into four sections.这本书分为四个部分。
It is difficult to navigate from one section of the site to another.很难从网站的一个部分导航到另一个部分。
Feel free to add your own ideas in the comments section. 请随意在评论部分添加您自己的想法。
the previous/following/final section前/后/最后一节
Section by section, this essay examines and explores the key terms.一节接一节，这篇文章检查和探索的关键术语。

I skipped the section on garden design.我跳过了园艺设计那部份。
The book is divided into chapters, sections, and sub-sections.这本书划分了章、节和小节。
The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.新版词典增加了短语动词部份。
The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.这是适用《 1988 年公路交通法》第 3A 条款的第一起诉讼案。
Section 3 applies to clauses which restrict liability.第3部分适用于一些限制责任条款。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

opening
concluding
final
…

verb + section

dedicate
devote
add
…

section + noun

leader
manager

preposition

in a/the section
in sections
under section
…

phrases

a section of society

group of people人的群体

[countable] a separate group within a larger group of people阶层；界；组

section of something 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
an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society居民以较贫困阶层为主的地区
The way he's been treated by certain sections of the media is despicable.某些媒体对待他的方式是卑鄙的。
We've had meetings with all sections of the community.我们已经和社区的各个部分开了会。

of organization组织机构

[countable] a department in an organization, institution, etc.部门；处；科；股；组 synonym division

He's the director of the finance section.他是财务处处长。
the section of the company dealing with customer services负责客户服务的公司部门

He works in the embassy's political section.他在大使馆的政治处工作。
Which section of the company are you working in?你在公司的哪个部门工作？
The completed forms are passed to the personnel section for verification.填好的表格交给人事科核实。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

opening
concluding
final
…

verb + section

dedicate
devote
add
…

section + noun

leader
manager

preposition

in a/the section
in sections
under section
…

phrases

a section of society

district地区

[countable] (North American English) 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
one of the city’s most affluent sections该市最富裕的地区之一

measurement度量

[countable] (North American English) a measure of land, equal to one square mile（土地单位）一平方英里

diagram图

[countable] a drawing or diagram of something 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

section through something The illustration shows a section through a leaf.图中所示为叶的剖面。
in section The architect drew the house in section.建筑师绘制了房子的剖面图。

medical医疗

[countable, uncountable] (medical医学) the act of cutting or separating something 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。

section

verb

/ˈsekʃn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they section	/ˈsekʃn/ /ˈsekʃn/
he / she / it sections	/ˈsekʃnz/ /ˈsekʃnz/
past simple sectioned	/ˈsekʃnd/ /ˈsekʃnd/
past participle sectioned	/ˈsekʃnd/ /ˈsekʃnd/
-ing form sectioning	/ˈsekʃənɪŋ/ /ˈsekʃənɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

medical/biology医疗；生物学

section something (medical医学) to divide body tissue by cutting切开；切断

section something (biology生物) to cut animal or plant tissue into thin slices in order to look at it under a microscope做（动物或植物组织的）切片

mental patient精神病人

[often passive] (British English) 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

be sectioned A few hours before he committed suicide he had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.在他自杀前几个小时，他被根据《精神健康法》进行了分类。

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词源late Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.