compartment
noun /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/
/kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
- one of the separate sections that something such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in
（家具或设备等的）分隔间，隔层 - The desk has a secret compartment.
这书桌有一个秘密暗格。 - There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven.
在烤箱的下面有一个便利的橱柜。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- separate
- hidden
- secret
- …
- be divided into
- in a/the compartment
- The desk has a secret compartment.
- one of the separate sections that a coach on a train is divided into
（铁路客车车厢分隔成的）隔间 - He found an empty first-class compartment.
他在头等车厢找到了一个空着的隔间。 - I opened the door of the compartment.
我打开了隔间的门。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first-class
- second-class
- non-smoking
- …
- in a/the compartment
- He found an empty first-class compartment.
词源mid 16th cent.: from French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire, from late Latin compartiri ‘divide’.