| 单词 | section |
| 释义 | section(ˈsɛkʃən) noun 1. a part cut off or separated from the main body of something 2. a part or subdivision of a piece of writing, book, etc the sports section of the newspaper 3. one of several component parts 4. a distinct part or subdivision of a country, community, etc 5. US and Canadian an area one mile square (640 acres) in a public survey, esp in the western parts of the US and Canada 6. New Zealand a plot of land for building on, esp in a suburban area 7. the section of a railway track that is maintained by a single crew or is controlled by a particular signal box 8. the act or process of cutting or separating by cutting 9. a representation of a portion of a building or object exposed when cut by an imaginary vertical plane so as to show its construction and interior 10. geometry a. a plane surface formed by cutting through a solid b. the shape or area of such a plane surface Compare cross section (sense 1)11. surgery any procedure involving the cutting or division of an organ, structure, or part, such as a Caesarian section 12. a thin slice of biological tissue, mineral, etc, prepared for examination by a microscope 13. a segment of an orange or other citrus fruit 14. a small military formation, typically comprising two or more squads or aircraft 15. Australian and New Zealand a fare stage on a bus, tram, etc 16. music a. an extended division of a composition or movement that forms a coherent part of the structure the development section b. a division in an orchestra, band, etc, containing instruments belonging to the same class the brass section 17. Also called: signature, gathering, gather, quire a folded printing sheet or sheets ready for gathering and binding verb (transitive) 18. to cut or divide into sections 19. to cut through so as to reveal a section 20. (in drawing, esp mechanical drawing) to shade so as to indicate sections 21. surgery to cut or divide (an organ, structure, or part) 22. British social welfare to have (a person) admitted to a psychiatric hospital under an appropriate section of the mental health legislation Word origin C16: from Latin sectiō, from secāre to cut |
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