section

noun

部分；部件 part/piece

1. 部分；部门
   any of the parts into which sth is divided
   1. That section of the road is still closed.
      那段公路依旧封闭。
   2. The library has a large biology section.
      这个图书馆有大量的生物学藏书。
   3. the tail section of the plane
      飞机的尾部
2. 部件；散件
   a separate part of a structure from which the whole can be put together
   1. The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself.
      棚房以散件出售，需要自己组装。

文件；书籍 of document/book

3. 节；款；项；段；部分
   a separate part of a document, book, etc.
   1. 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。
   2. the sports section of the newspaper
      报纸的体育版

人的群体 group of people

4. 阶层；界；组
   a separate group within a larger group of people
   1. an issue that will affect large sections of the population
      涉及人口中广大阶层的问题
   2. the brass section of an orchestra
      管弦乐队的铜管乐器组

组织机构 of organization

5. 部门；处；科；股；组
   a department in an organization, institution, etc.
   1. He's the director of the finance section.
      他是财务处处长。

地区 district

6. 区；地区；地段
   a district of a town, city or county
   1. the Dorchester section of Boston
      波士顿的多切斯特区

度量 measurement

7. 一平方英里（土地单位）
   a measure of land, equal to one square mile

图 diagram

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

医疗 medical

9. 切开；切断
   the act of cutting or separating sth in an operation
   1. The surgeon performed a section (= made a cut) on the vein.
      外科医生施行了静脉切开手术。
10. （供显微镜下观察的）切片
    a very thin flat piece cut from body tissue to be looked at under a microscope
    1. to examine a section from the kidney
       观察肾脏切片

verb

医疗；生物学 medical/biology

1. 切开；切断
   to divide body tissue by cutting
2. 做（动物或植物组织）切片
   to cut animal or plant tissue into thin slices in order to look at it under a microscope

精神病人 mental patient

3. （依法令精神病人）强制入院治疗
   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

1. See also: He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing... They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat. ...a large orchestra, with a vast percussion section. ...the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. ...a geological section of a rock. cross-section
2. VERB 把…切成片;把…分成段(或组等)
   If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections.
   1. It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned.
      将蔬菜削皮或切片时用它来固定。
3. N-COUNT (文件的)节,章;(法律的)条，款，项
   A section of an official document such as a report, law, or constitution is one of the parts into which it is divided.
   1. ...section 14 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968.
      1968 年《商品说明法》第 14 条
   2. ...the all-important section on the powers of the federal government.
      规定联邦政府权力的至关重要的条款
4. N-COUNT 断面图;剖面图;截面图
   A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side.
   1. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan.
      有些建筑的立面图能比平面图提供更多的信息。
5. Caesarean section → see: Caesarean

1. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed
   海湾大桥有一段垮塌了。
2. In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
   在这个部分，我们将对4种可行的广义方法进行对比。
3. He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design
   在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
4. The cross-country section of the three-day event was held here yesterday.
   3日比赛中的越野项目昨天在这里举行。
5. I'll just flick through the pages until I find the right section
   我会快速地翻页，直到找到要找的那一部分。
6. The guards were removing a section of fencing to let it through.
   警卫在拆除一段围栏好让它通过。
7. If you must have a cigarette, choose a seat in the first row of the smoking section.
   如果你一定要吸烟的话，去吸烟区的第一排找个座位。
8. The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
   最需要这种指导的社会群体是青年男性。
9. An entire poor section of town was bombed into oblivion.
   城市的一整片贫民区被炸为了平地。
10. The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use.
    该书的核心部分对毒品的使用作了历史概述。
11. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross section of speakers.
    示威集会为具有广泛代表性的人士提供了发表意见的机会。
12. Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
    把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。
13. He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.
    他由组长领导，组长由部门主管领导，如此逐级向上。
14. A gust of wind pried loose a section of sheet-metal roofing
    一阵狂风把铺在屋顶上的一块金属片掀起来了。
15. He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for Aids testing
    他说把社会中的任何一部分人抽选出来做艾滋病检查都是不对的。
16. They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
    他们为这艘船铸造了一个完整的新船头。
17. It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned.
    将蔬菜削皮或切片时用它来固定。
18. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan.
    有些建筑的立面图能比平面图提供更多的信息。
19. The Department has a growing section which teaches English to speakers of other languages.
    这个系有一个日益壮大的教研组负责向操其他语言的人教授英语。
20. A build-up of strain on a section of the San Andreas Fault has been detected.
    已经勘测到圣安德烈亚斯断层的其中一处所承受的拉力在增强。
21. There was a 20-member string section.
    有一个20人组成的弦乐器组。
22. Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.
    这个环节的部分骑手夸大了这场越野比赛的困难。
23. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana
    在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和***的常见谬论。
24. This section of the road is so norrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.
    这段路太窄，交通有时不免堵塞。
25. A section of the dam has caved in.
    大坝出现塌方。
26. This section of the country is drizzly in the winter.
    该国的这一地区在冬天经常细雨蒙蒙。
27. The section of the form is not applicable in your case.
    表格这一部分不适合你的情况。
28. In the preceding section we discussed the valence bond ( vb) or electron-pair theory of bonding.
    在前面一节，我讨论了价键法&电子配对理论。
29. He resigned his post of section chief.
    他辞了科长的职务。

  part fragment portion section【导航词义：部分】

  part n. 部分

〔辨析〕最普通用词，指物体、地区、事件、时间等的一部分或特征之一。

  fragment n. 碎片，片段

〔辨析〕指从较大物体上断裂或脱落的小块碎片，或谈话、新闻等的片段。

  portion n. 一部分

〔辨析〕尤指某事物中可与其他部分区分开来的部分。

  section n. 部分

〔辨析〕指物体、地方等划分出的部分，也可指结构、家具等整体中的部分。

section sth↔off

1. 隔出；划出
   to separate an area from a larger one

noun

1. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

   Synonym:    incisionsurgical incision

2. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
   1. a section of a fishing rod
   2. metal sections were used below ground
   3. finished the final segment of the road

   Synonym:    segment

3. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
   1. the written part of the exam
   2. the finance section of the company
   3. the BBC's engineering division

   Synonym:    partdivision

4. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
   1. he always turns first to the business section
   2. the history of this work is discussed in the next section

   Synonym:    subdivision

5. a segment of a citrus fruit
   1. he ate a section of the orange

6. a specialized division of a large organization
   1. you'll find it in the hardware department
   2. she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury

   Synonym:    department

7. a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

8. a small army unit usually having a special function

9. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

10. a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
    1. a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course

    Synonym:    discussion section

11. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

    Synonym:    plane section

12. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
    1. no section of the nation is more ardent than the South
    2. there are three synagogues in the Jewish section

13. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
    1. sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue

14. a land unit equal to 1 square mile

verb

1. divide into segments
   1. segment an orange
   2. segment a compound word

   Synonym:    segment