| 单词 | partition |
| 释义 | partition (pɑːʳtɪʃən ) Word forms: partitions , partitioning , partitioned 1. countable noun A partition is a wall or screen that separates one part of a room or vehicle from another. ...new offices divided only by glass partitions. Her taxicab has a thick perspex partition between the passengers' seats and the driver. Synonyms: screen, wall, barrier, divider 2. verb If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room. [VERB noun] He sat on the two-seater sofa in the partitioned office. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: separate, screen, divide, fence off 3. verb If a country is partitioned, it is divided into two or more independent countries. Korea was partitioned in 1945. [be VERB-ed] Britain was accused of trying to partition the country 'because of historic enmity'. [VERB noun] The island has been partitioned since the mid-seventies. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: divide, separate, segment, split up Partition is also a noun. ...areas ruled by the Russian Tsar during Poland's period of partition. ...fighting which followed the partition of India. [+ of] Collocations: partition separates Glass panels cover some of the crypt's relics and a glass partition separates the crypt from the church's altar directly above it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A partition separates the inlet and outlet chambers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the ground level a partial stone wall partition separates the two large chambers belonging to the 16th and 17th centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 分隔物, 隔断 Japanese: 仕切り部屋などの, 仕切る部屋などを |
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