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单词 section
释义
section1 nounsection2 verb
sectionsec‧tion1 /ˈsekʃən/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun Entry menu
MENU FOR sectionsection1 place/object2 part of a whole3 book/newspaper/report4 group of people5 brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section6 law7 side/top view8 medical/scientific9 area of land10 mathematics
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsection1
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin sectio, from secare ‘to cut’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • conic sections
  • First class seats are in the front section of the plane.
  • Garnish the salad with fresh grapefruit sections.
  • Swimsuits are next to the lingerie section.
  • The disease spread through the poorer sections of the city.
  • The final section of this chapter will deal with recent developments.
  • the final section of this chapter
  • The party's Young Conservatives section is growing fast.
  • The tutor asked the brass section to play their piece again.
  • We had to go to the `late payments' section of the Financial Aid office.
  • Who has the sports section?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A convenient notes section on each page points out major features encountered and emphasises detail occurring in the plate illustrated.
  • Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.
  • I therefore lined the guttering with sections of emergency foil blanket.
  • It also includes a section measuring attitudes towards social issues.
  • The final section is the expedition, the main reason why people do the award scheme.
  • The medieval section has been moved from its original site.
  • The state organization section attempted to make good the shortcomings of the Weimar Constitution.
  • This, like the motoring section, is now absolutely crammed with reminders and relics of yesteryear.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSparts of a newspaper
a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject: · an article on the education reforms
a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event: · newspaper reports on the war
a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable: · You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page: · The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories: · The story was all over the front page.
the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment: · the financial pages of The Times· the arts section
the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts: · an editorial on the vaccination programme
an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly: · his weekly column on gardening
something that together with other things forms a whole: · It looks like part of a car engine.· The best part of the movie was the end.· The hardest part is getting started.
especially British English informal a small part of something: · Some bits of the book are really funny.· I didn’t read the bottom bit.
one of several different parts that you join together to make something: · One of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle was missing.· The furniture comes in several pieces.
a part of a machine or process: · The company supplies engine components for trucks.· Education is a major component in a child’s growth and development.
a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts: · The test is divided into two sections.· the reference section of the library· the string section of the orchestra
one of the numbered parts that a book is divided into: · The opening chapter of the book sets the scene.
one of the parts that a film or play is divided into: · Some scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.· act 1, scene 2 of the play
a part of a story on the television or the radio, which is told in separate parts: · I missed last week’s episode.
Longman Language Activatorpart of an organization
a shop, office, or bank in a particular area that is part of a larger organization: · Our store has branches all over the country.· I'm sorry, we can't change foreign currency. We're only a small branch, you see.branch of: · You can deposit money at any branch of the Northwest Pacific Bank.
a department of a large organization, such as a company, school, or hospital, is a part of it that is responsible for a particular kind of work: · Our department deals mainly with exports.· Which department do you work in?Sales/Accounts/Planning etc Department (=in a company or large organization): · Melissa is in charge of the Marketing Department.Art/History/Science etc Department (=in a school or university): · She works in the Humanities departmentthe Department of Science/English/Trade etc (=in a school or university, or other large organization, especially a government): · the Department of Trade and Industry· the Department of Experimental Psychology
a large part of an organization, especially a company, which often includes several smaller parts: · The sales and advertising departments are both part of the marketing division.· I work in the administration division as a mail mover.division of: · the Japanese division of American Express
a part of an organization, especially a part of a company or a political group, that is responsible for a special area of its work: · The party's Young Conservatives section is growing fast.· The tutor asked the brass section to play their piece again.section of: · We had to go to the 'late payments' section of the Financial Aid office.
a part of an area of economic activity, such as industry or trade: manufacturing/business/retail etc sector: · The growth in the number of home computers has boosted the electronics sector.· The new sales tax caused problems for the retail sector (=the shops and stores that sell goods to the public).public sector (=organizations that the government owns): · The main source of work here is public sector employment.private/independent sector (=organizations that the government does not own): · Private sector pay increases were again above the rate of inflation.
a part of a political party or a similar organization that has different ideas from the rest of the party, or is involved in different activities: right/left wing: · The racist right wing staged their biggest demonstration yet in the main square. political/military wing: · The Tamil Tigers have had a political wing since 1976, but never registered it as a legal party. wing of: · They were members of the Marxist wing of the Socialist Party.
informal: the financial/business/marketing etc side a particular part of an organization's activity: · I'm in charge of production, and Martha takes care of the financial side.
a part of an object/substance/area
· When you have filled in the form, keep the top part and send the other part to the bank.· All our replacement parts are guaranteed, if you have your car serviced with us each year.part of · What part of Russia are you from?· This is the widest part of the river.· Malaria is still common in many parts of Africa.
especially British, spoken a small part of an object or area: · 'Would you like a slice of cake?' 'I'll just have a little bit, please.'bit of: · the bit of the garden where the fruit trees are· I found some bits of glass in my sandwich.
one of several different parts that must be joined together to make something: · a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzlein pieces (=as separate pieces): · The equipment had to be taken apart and transported in pieces.
one of the separate parts of a machine or a system, that is necessary to make the machine or system work: · The factory makes aircraft engine components.· All the components should be tested before they are assembled.component of: · Gaining confidence is a major component of developing leadership skills.
one of the types of food that are used to make a dish or a meal: · Weigh all the ingredients before you start.· a list of ingredients· The main ingredients can be prepared and frozen in advance.ingredient for: · Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries and other Asian dishes.
formal one of the chemical substances that something is made of: · Scientists have to break the compound down into its constituents in order to analyze it.constituent of: · Magnesium and sodium are the main constituents of salt.
a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts - used especially in a technical context: · Fuel is carried in the lower portion of the rocket.portion of: · Surgeons have had to remove portions of his stomach and intestine.· The research suggests we only use a small portion of our brains at any one time.
a part of something that is clearly different and separate from the other parts: section of: · The final section of this chapter will deal with recent developments.· First class seats are in the front section of the plane.· The disease spread through the poorer sections of the city.
a part of something such as a fruit, insect etc that is naturally divided, or a part of something that has been divided into separate, roughly equal parts: · Decorate the cake with orange segments.· An ant's body is divided into three distinct segments.segment of: · Each sales team targets its efforts at a particular segment of the general population.
WORD SETS
cross-hatching, nouncutaway, adjectivedesigner, noundrawing board, nounemblem, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounetch, verbetching, nounflowery, adjectivefluted, adjectiveherringbone, nounincise, verbinlaid, adjectivepaisley, nounpatterned, adjectiveplot, nounreticulated, adjectiveschema, nounscroll, nounsection, nounstyle, verbswirl, nountracing, nountracing paper, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=particular part of a newspaper)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.
(=a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group)· We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
· This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The diagram is a cross section of the bowl blank with the desired circular arc superimposed.· Below it is a cross section inferred from the map, with eroded portions indicated by dashed lines.· He set up a powerful board of directors to represent a cross section of business, political and public sector interests.· It is best to select corals whose formation provides a minimum thickness in cross section of any area.· The simplified anatomy of a rose flower in cross section.· The leaf petioles are always triangular in cross section and can be easily distinguished.· A cross section of the filter chambers.· It had a ten-inch blade that was triangular in cross section.
· Users provide different sections and annotate each other's work.· You can of course treat different sections in different ways, using a variety of techniques.· On the fourteenth day we moved to a different section of the training building.· Second, there is a duty to ensure that different sections of the public have been fairly treated.· It is also necessary to distinguish between different sections and levels of the republican movement.· Our work is awareness raising on issues of international justice and development, primarily with different sections of the church constituency.· Less direct forms of allusion are practised in different sections of society.· Beautifully inscribed biblical quotations dominate the different sections.
· In the final section you did pay close attention to detail, but it remained only observation of detail.· The final section of the bill decided the regulatory powers of the Directorate General of Telecommunications.· The fourth and final section takes leave of society to look at the realm of theory.· The centre section deals with gastrointestinal fermentation and metabolism leading to a final section on the whole animal.· The final section of the walk takes you south to Montacute and then west to Ham Hill.· The final section considers the fine line between the explication of research methodology and confession.· In the final section, I will begin to cast some doubt on the terms in which the debate has been set.· The likelihood of this future scenario is further discussed in the final section of this chapter.
· Print the following vertical four-part sections in the same way.· Examples of the application of some hybrid methods are discussed in the following section.· This issue is considered in further detail in the following sections.· Thus stock markets are no longer simply domestic institutions, one of the points we explore in the following section.· A possible way of minimising this difficulty is outlined in the following section on more general formative assessment.· In the following section I shall show that planned reformulations can be justified in terms of style.· The following sections discuss accepted literature methods of error detection and correction.· This has been augmented by retirement migration, a topic that will be elaborated in the following section.
· She did things which were deeply unpopular to a large section of the political community which she was striving to hold together.· To large sections ofthe right, and in parts of the media, she is something of a hate figure.· A large section of the building immediately collapsed inwards.· A few still hang on today, but in large sections of the mountains a living dogwood is nowhere to be seen.· In fact, newspaper editors sometimes do not even exercise control over large sections of their newspapers.· Computer science is a bit like a Gregorian chant a one-line melody changing state within larger scale sections.· They are simply baffled by how easily this country will help others when large sections of its own people are struggling.· Third, social services provide jobs for a large section of the labour force of all socio-economic groupings.
· As explained in the previous section, any reasonable complete system is bound to be sometimes infinitary.· But his defence does not succeed in overcoming the problems mentioned in the previous section.· The categories of the previous section need breaking down.· In this case the home country exports good 1, just as in the partial equilibrium model discussed in the previous section.· This may or may not be joined with the rhythmic designs described in the previous section.· Our first restriction, used in the previous sections, is the assumption of constant expenditure shares.· However, as we have seen in the previous section, there may be an alternative explanation for the breadth-first behaviour.· The close relationship between criterion-referenced assessment and the curriculum has been referred to in the previous section.
· A separate section describing famous Orc and Goblin warlords has been included after the army list.· A separate section in this chapter is devoted to the topic of measurement itself.· Please see separate section for full listings.· They tend to work at entirely separate sections of the music, ignoring each other, but talking all the while.· Note. -There is a separate procedure under section 86 for dealing with complaints against senior officers above the rank of chief superintendent.· Collate to gather separate sections or leaves of a book together in the correct order for binding.· The engine and crew compartment can be assembled as two separate sections and stuck together when dry.
· Leave it in and twist small sections of hair together to achieve better curl formation.· Taking small sections of hair at a time, pull your hair over the Flexi Comb and tuck under the edge.· Once a small section is completely removed the rest should come away easily.· Arups worked out a method of cutting out the rusted iron in very small sections and strengthening it as they went along.· Both letters refer to a small section of between the end of the footway and the start of the flood bank proper.· I just want to sketch small sections of it.· That road ran out of money, and only small sections remain.· Only hair of the highest quality is used which is bonded to small sections of your hair.
· This can be extremely useful for overviews of a thin section, grain shape and size determinations and for fabric analysis.· Color seen in thin sections is a good, quick guide to the identification of certain minerals.· These can only be discriminated in thin sections viewed under the microscope after they have been exposed to appropriate dyes.· Rack structures are of structural steel or thin section steel construction.· Point counting of many thin sections is tedious; however, its uses generally outweigh the time spent in data accumulation.· Stained peels or thin sections may be enhanced by using a complementary filter on the illuminator.· Although the strength would be adequate, the thinner section makes the handlebar uncomfortable to hold.· Both grain size and sorting can not, therefore, be measured directly from a thin section and can only be estimated.
NOUN
· Even mums who have a Caesarean section leave after just five or six days at the most.· A decision was made that the delivery should be by Caesarean section.· In 1989 shaves were associated with caesarean sections.· On average, around 13 percent of babies are delivered by Caesarean section.· A line was established from clone 59 and clean stocks derived by caesarean section.· The Caesarean section was performed in the early hours of Monday 6 July, but unfortunately the baby was stillborn.· In 1966, while undergoing a Caesarean section, she had suffered a collapse under the anaesthetic.
· Try I fall in love too easily for the young Marsalis's strong sound gelling with the experience of the rhythm section.· The electric bass for ever altered the relationship between the rhythm section, the horns, and other melodic instruments.· The rhythm section provided a perfect cushion for the soloists, springy and supportive but never obtrusive.· It was in Vegas that Sinatra decided to book Norvo as his opening act and as his regular rhythm section.· It also saw Joyce and Rourke emerging as a formidable rhythm section.· The rhythm section of these hits then began cutting behind the poorly shouted vocals of a white keyboardist named Harry Casey.· Now, drummers like Roy Haynes or Elvin Jones could be heard and studied, not buried in big-band rhythm sections.
VERB
· Optical aids prescribed by a low vision specialist will be described later in this section of the book.· The other side effects described in the section on levodopa may also occur with bromocriptine administration.· Trainers' courses are described in a later section.· The most favourable field is in the local government service, which will be described in the next section.· All the phenomena to be described under the section Complex Partial Seizures strongly suggest a temporal lobe origin.· The details of the consultation are described in section 6 of this paper.· The five-step process is described in the following sections.
· Ways in which mobility can be made easier for visually handicapped pupils are discussed in the section on mobility in Chapter 6.· In this case the home country exports good 1, just as in the partial equilibrium model discussed in the previous section.· Examples of the application of some hybrid methods are discussed in the following section.· Two other caveats: First, what we have discussed in this section applies to service delivery, not regulation.· Conventional stocks and index-linked stocks are discussed further in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 below.· This is discussed in the following section on bromocriptine therapy.· It is important to remember this when it comes to playback and this is discussed in the next section.
· They take a map of the world, and divide it up into sections.· The presentation was divided into three sections, the first being instrumental.· Now she cut the skin, peeled it back carefully, divided the orange into sections.· The results are divided into two main sections.· A Squadron had been divided into sections for the first period of their military training.· It is divided into seven sections, called Titles.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • A brass section blares on trumpet, tenor saxophone and bass sax.
  • It was in Vegas that Sinatra decided to book Norvo as his opening act and as his regular rhythm section.
  • Now, drummers like Roy Haynes or Elvin Jones could be heard and studied, not buried in big-band rhythm sections.
  • The rhythm Section became the stars.
  • The rhythm section provided a perfect cushion for the soloists, springy and supportive but never obtrusive.
  • The string section repeatedly cut through his fraught baritone with great sheets of emotional counterpoint.
  • Try I fall in love too easily for the young Marsalis's strong sound gelling with the experience of the rhythm section.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • But they and other progressives had both the brass and backbone to make themselves heard.
  • It boomed as if the whole house was a resonating chamber for the brass instrument on the door.
  • It was then that the bullet flew past him, hitting the brass cross and sending the crucifix crashing to the ground.
  • Item 2 is the brass scroll which was once part of the Royal Warwickshire regiment's cap badge.
  • Remove the brass engine-maker's plaque, and those same cheque-books might more than conceivably snap shut.
  • Sheila and I were responsible for polishing the brass and crystal chandelier that hung over the dining-room table.
  • The oven heats the brass molds from which the maroon felt takes its shape.
  • In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
  • In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
  • In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
  • Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
  • The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
  • The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
  • These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
  • This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
► orchestra section/seats
  • A constant clash and tinkle came from the kitchens across the courtyard, like the percussion section of an orchestra from hell.
  • And I just remember the percussion lineup, and the rhythm section.
  • As the Wolverines sashayed closer, the percussion concert of battle to the north became more insistent.
  • But this time there was only a disappointing click; not even the percussion cap fired.
  • That released the firing pin, which in turn fired the percussion cap and triggered a chemical reaction that generated oxygen.
  • There was a crack, but no sepoy dropped dead; the percussion cap had fired but not the pistol.
► the strings/the string section► the winds/the wind section
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounsectionadjectivesectionalverbsection
1place/object [countable] one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided intosection of a busy section of road the reference section of the library The plane’s tail section was found in a cornfield. the smoking section (=where you can smoke)2part of a whole [countable] one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the wholein sections The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.► see thesaurus at part3book/newspaper/report [countable] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc:  This issue will be discussed further in section two.sports/style/business/travel etc section (=particular part of a newspaper)4group of people [countable] a separate group within a larger group of peoplesection of a large section of the American public5brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or orchestra who play the brass, rhythm etc instruments6law [countable] one of the parts of a law or a legal document:  Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution7side/top view [countable, uncountable] technical a picture that shows what a building, part of the body etc would look like if it were cut from top to bottom or side to side → cross-sectionin section Here’s the outside view, and here are the floors in section.8medical/scientific technical a)[countable, uncountable] a medical operation that involves cutting → caesarean section at caesarean b)[countable] a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a microscope9area of land [countable] American English a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side10mathematics [countable] technical the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics
section1 nounsection2 verb
sectionsection2 AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
section
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysection
he, she, itsections
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysectioned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave sectioned
he, she, ithas sectioned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad sectioned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill section
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have sectioned
Continuous Form
PresentIam sectioning
he, she, itis sectioning
you, we, theyare sectioning
PastI, he, she, itwas sectioning
you, we, theywere sectioning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been sectioning
he, she, ithas been sectioning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been sectioning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be sectioning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been sectioning
word sets
WORD SETS
aether, nounaftercare, nounambulance, nounamniocentesis, nounampoule, nounamputate, verbanaesthesia, nounanaesthetize, verbanodyne, nounantibiotic, nounantidote, nounantiseptic, nounantiseptic, adjectiveappendectomy, nounartificial respiration, nounastringent, adjectiveastringent, nounbandage, verbbathe, verbbed bath, nounbedpan, nounbiopsy, nounblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood group, nounbloodletting, nounblood transfusion, nounbrain scan, nounbridge, nouncaesarean, nouncallipers, nouncapsule, nouncardiac, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncatheter, nounCAT scan, nouncauterize, verbcervical smear, nouncesarean, nouncheckup, nounchemotherapy, nounchiropractor, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclinical thermometer, nouncommit, verbcompress, nounconstruct, verbconsultant, nounconsulting room, nounconvalesce, verbconvalescence, nounconvalescent, nouncosmetic surgery, nouncottage hospital, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrutch, nouncurative, adjectivecure, nouncure, verbD and C, nounday room, noundecongestant, noundentistry, noundermatology, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundiagnose, verbdiagnosis, noundiagnostic, adjectivedialysis, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundispensary, noundoctor, verbdonate, verbdonor, noundress, verbdrug rehabilitation, nounear trumpet, nounECG, nounECT, noun-ectomy, suffixEEG, nounEKG, nounElastoplast, nounelective, adjectiveelectric shock therapy, nounemergency room, nounendoscope, nounenema, nounepidural, nounether, nouneviscerate, verbexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbfacelift, nounfilling, nounfirst aid, nounfirst aider, nounfirst aid kit, nounforceps, noungauze, noungeriatrics, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrommet, noungurney, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounhealth service, nounheart-lung machine, nounhospice, nounhospital, nounhypnotherapy, nounhypo, nounhypodermic, nounhypodermic, adjectivehysterectomy, nounice pack, nounimplant, verbimplant, nounincision, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinfection, nouninfirmary, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninlay, nouninoculate, verbinpatient, nouninseminate, verbinstitutionalize, verbintensive care, nouninternal medicine, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvasive, adjectivein vitro fertilization, nounirrigate, verbisolation, nounisometrics, nounIV, nounIVF, nounkeyhole surgery, nounlamp, nounlaudanum, nounlaughing gas, nounlaxative, nounlife support system, nounlinctus, nounliniment, nounlint, nounlobotomy, nounlumpectomy, nounmammography, nounmanipulate, verbmanipulative, adjectivemassage, nounmassage, verbmastectomy, nounmedical, adjectivemedical, nounmedicine, nounmental hospital, nounmonitor, nounmouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nounMRI, nounNational Health Service, the, negative, adjectivenose job, nounnursing home, nounob/gyn, nounobstetrics, nounoccupational therapy, nounold folks' home, nounold people's home, nounop, nounopen-heart surgery, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperating room, nounoperating table, nounoperating theatre, nounoperation, nounoperative, adjectiveorthodontics, nounorthopedic, adjectiveorthopedics, nounosteopathy, nounoutpatient, nounoxygen mask, nounoxygen tent, nounpacemaker, nounpack, nounpadded cell, nounpaediatrics, nounpalliative, nounpalpate, verbPap smear, nounpetroleum jelly, nounphial, nounphysiotherapy, nounpill, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplastic surgery, nounpost-mortem, nounpoultice, nounprep, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprimary health care, nounprivate medicine, nounprivate patient, nounprobe, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprosthesis, nounquarantine, nounquarantine, verbradiographer, nounradiography, nounradiologist, nounradiology, nounradiotherapy, nounreceive, verbrecovery room, nounrehabilitate, verbreject, verbreset, verbresidential care, nounresidential treatment facility, nounrest home, nounresuscitate, verbrhinoplasty, nounRx, saline, nounsanatorium, nounscalpel, nounscan, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounsection, nounsection, verbsedate, verbset, verbshock treatment, nounsickbay, nounsickroom, nounsilicone implant, nounskin graft, nounsmear, nounsmear test, nounsmelling salts, nounsocialized medicine, nounspatula, nounspecimen, nounsperm bank, nounsplint, nounstaunch, verbstethoscope, nounstitch, nounstomach pump, nounstretcher, nounsurgery, nounsurgical, adjectivesuture, nounswab, nounswab, verbsyringe, nounsyringe, verbtablet, nountape, verbteaching hospital, nountermination, nountheatre, nountherapy, nounthermometer, nountongue depressor, nountourniquet, nountracheotomy, nountranquillize, verbtransfusion, nountransplant, verbtransplant, nountreatment, nountruss, nountuck, nounultrasound, nounvaccinate, verbvasectomy, nounventilator, nounveterinary, adjectivevisiting hours, nounward, nounwell-woman, adjectivewetting solution, nounwheelchair, nounX-ray, nounX-ray, verb
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.
(=a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group)· We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
· This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • But they and other progressives had both the brass and backbone to make themselves heard.
  • It boomed as if the whole house was a resonating chamber for the brass instrument on the door.
  • It was then that the bullet flew past him, hitting the brass cross and sending the crucifix crashing to the ground.
  • Item 2 is the brass scroll which was once part of the Royal Warwickshire regiment's cap badge.
  • Remove the brass engine-maker's plaque, and those same cheque-books might more than conceivably snap shut.
  • Sheila and I were responsible for polishing the brass and crystal chandelier that hung over the dining-room table.
  • The oven heats the brass molds from which the maroon felt takes its shape.
  • In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.
  • In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusions related to diffusion and production are summarized.
  • In the concluding section we shall speculate as to why this might have been. 6.
  • Section 3.4 provides a rather briefer coverage of internal relationships, whilst section 3.5 contains some concluding remarks.
  • The concluding section considers the relationship between the external and internal auditor.
  • The exhibition will be basically chronological in format with a concluding section of twenty-one drawings.
  • These are points to be returned to in our concluding section.
  • This concluding section explores selected implications for practice.
► orchestra section/seats
  • A constant clash and tinkle came from the kitchens across the courtyard, like the percussion section of an orchestra from hell.
  • And I just remember the percussion lineup, and the rhythm section.
  • As the Wolverines sashayed closer, the percussion concert of battle to the north became more insistent.
  • But this time there was only a disappointing click; not even the percussion cap fired.
  • That released the firing pin, which in turn fired the percussion cap and triggered a chemical reaction that generated oxygen.
  • There was a crack, but no sepoy dropped dead; the percussion cap had fired but not the pistol.
► the strings/the string section► the winds/the wind section
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounsectionadjectivesectionalverbsection
1British English to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a psychiatric hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people2to separate something into parts:  Peel and section the oranges.3technical or medical to cut a very thin flat piece from skin, a plant etc so that you can look at it under a microscope4 medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operationsection something ↔ off phrasal verb to divide an area into parts, especially by putting something between the parts:  The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall.
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