单词	segment
释义	segment1 nounsegment2 verb segmentseg‧ment1 /ˈseɡmənt/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsegment Origin: 1500-1600 Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES An ant's body is divided into three distinct segments. Decorate the cake with orange segments. Each sales team targets its efforts at a particular segment of the general population. orange segments The program included a short segment about pet owners. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For the dragonflies, mould small curved lengths and mark on segments with a cocktail stick. In this segment of the nephron, reabsorption is all isotonic, and no contribution to dilution is made. Microprocessor sales represent one of the largest segments of the chip market. The diagram has one segment filled in; pupils could fill in the others themselves, working either in groups or individually. Their stories are bountiful in this engagingly mounted documentary, running Sunday night in three one-hour segments on the History Channel. There is also a list of the next segments to be tried in the lattice. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora part of an object/substance/area► part · 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. ► bit 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. ► piece 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. ► component 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. ► ingredient 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. ► constituent 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. ► portion 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. ► section 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. ► segment 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► Maths abacus, nounalgebra, nounangle, nounarc, nounarea, nounarithmetic, nounarithmetic, adjectivearithmetic progression, nounaxis, nounbar chart, nounbar graph, nounbase, nounbinomial, nounbisect, verbBoolean, adjectiveC, nouncalculator, nouncalculus, nouncanonical, adjectivechord, nouncipher, nouncircumference, nouncircumscribe, verbcompass, nouncomplementary, adjectivecomputation, nouncompute, verbconcentric, adjectivecone, nouncongruent, adjectiveconical, adjectiveconstant, nouncontain, verbcoordinate, nouncoordinate, adjectivecos, cosine, nouncube, nouncubic, adjectivecurvature, nouncurve, nouncut, verbdeci-, prefixdeviation, noundiagonal, adjectivediameter, noundifferential calculus, noundigit, noundimension, noundomain, nouneccentric, adjectiveellipse, nounelliptical, adjectiveequal, adjectiveequal, verbequals sign, nounequation, nounequilateral triangle, nounexponential, adjectiveexpress, verbexpression, nounface, nounfigure, nounflow chart, nounformula, nounfraction, nounfractional, adjectivefunction, noungeometric, adjectivegeometry, noungraph, noungraphically, adverbgraph paper, noungrid, nounHCF, helix, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhistogram, nounhypotenuse, nounimperial, adjectiveimproper fraction, nouninfinity, nouninformation theory, nouninnumerate, adjectiveinto, prepositioninverse, adjectiveisosceles triangle, nounline graph, log, nounlogarithm, nounlong division, nounlozenge, nounmath, nounmathematical, adjectivemathematician, nounmathematics, nounmatrix, nounmean, adjectivemedian, nounmedian, adjectivemetric, adjectiveminus, prepositionminus, nounminus, adjectiveminus sign, nounminute, nounmultiplication, nounmultiplication sign, nounmultiplication table, nounmultiply, verbN, nounnumber, nounnumerate, adjectivenumeration, nounoblong, adjectiveobtuse angle, nounoctagon, nounoval, nounparabola, nounparallel, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpentagon, nounpercentage, nounperimeter, nounperpendicular, nounpi, nounpictogram, nounpie chart, nounplane, nounplane geometry, nounplus, prepositionplus, nounplus, adjectiveplus sign, nounpolygon, nounpolyhedron, nounpower, nounprism, nounprobability, nounproof, nounproportion, nounproposition, nounprotractor, nounquadrangle, nounquadrant, nounquadratic equation, nounquadri-, prefixquadrilateral, nounradius, nounratio, nounrectangle, nounrectilinear, adjectiverecur, verbrhombus, nounright angle, nounright-angled triangle, nounroot, nounruler, nounscale, nounscalene triangle, nounscatter diagram, section, nounsegment, nounsemicircle, nounset square, nounsine, nounslide rule, nounsolid, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolve, verbsphere, nounsquare, adjectivesquare, nounsquare, verbsquare, adverbsquarely, adverbsquare root, nounsubset, nounsubtract, verbsubtraction, nounsum, nounsurface area, nounsymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountangent, nounterm, nountheorem, nounthreefold, adjectivetimes, prepositiontrapezium, nountriangle, nountrigonometry, nountwo-dimensional, adjectivevalue, nounvariable, nounvector, nounVenn diagram, nounvertex, nounvertical, adjectivevolume, nounwork, verbX, nounx-axis, nouny-axis, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► certain · Should we concentrate our focus on certain market segments?· It could probably be taught in social studies classes as describing a belief held by certain segments of the population. ► different · Distinctive feature analysis looks at different properties of segments and classes of segments.· By focusing on wage profiles it is possible to show contrasts between different segments of the labour market.· This is a revolving disc of different colour segments which automatically change the colour of the fountain. ► important · The second important segment is rural electrification.· He certainly represented an important segment of the Orthodox community, with a prodigious capacity for fund-raising and vote-getting.· The indifferent continue to greatly outnumber the inspired when it comes to decentralized management in that important segment of the management population. ► large · Microprocessor sales represent one of the largest segments of the chip market.· But now a new outlook is sweeping large segments of the academic community.· To make advanced computing and communications information infrastructure available to-and usable by-a larger segment of the society.· The process by which larger segments get buried this way seems to be a kind of perverse shorthand.· A large segment of the population surveyed was regularly taking vitamin supplements.· These brown shales underlie about 160, 000 square miles of the western and larger segment of the Appalachian Basin. ► orange · Sprinkle the chopped orange segments over the apple and pineapple mixture.· Garnish with parsley or coriander and orange segments.· Add the orange segments and rind. 4.· Trawler Pots - smoked mackerel fillets, flaked and mandarin orange segments blended with mayonnaise. 10.· Garnish with orange segments and toasted almonds.· Set aside four orange segments, for decorating the dessert before serving.· Add the remaining orange segments to the other fruit in the processor. 2. ► other · Orders from other market segments remained firm with demand patterns clear for more than two years, he said.· Their disposable wealth is increasing faster than any other segment of the population.· Previously, we have shown similar patterns in other intestinal segments by use of impedance planimetry.· The other segment conveys the new information that the speaker wishes to convey to the hearer.· The yield curve is therefore determined by supply and demand conditions in each market segment without reference to conditions in other segments. ► particular · These services have been positioned against a particular segment within the diffused travel market, and are promoted accordingly.· This right context information can change the interpretation of a particular segment.· None the less, many employers wish to concentrate for redundancy purposes upon only a particular segment of the work-force. ► small · For instance, lasers could cut cloth into small segments.· To print smaller segments of text, press Alt-F4 to highlight the text, then press Shift-F7.· This will only go to the small segment mailed in October.· Just take one small segment of your life and describe a specific achievement. ► various · It is getting harder by the day to isolate the various segments of the electronic publishing industry into neat little compartments.· Shifting tides have subsequently resulted in conflict among various segments of Arab society, none more potent than the struggle of women.· Thus looking at changes in sales in the various business segments is important when analysing overall profit margin. VERB► cut · Peel 3 more oranges, cutting away all the pith and membrane. Cut into segments and add to the melon.· For instance, lasers could cut cloth into small segments.· Peel the orange and cut into segments.· Cut the peel and pith from the remaining two oranges and cut out the segments from each orange.· Cut the peel from the orange and cut out the segments with a small sharp knife.· When set, break up into small pieces. Cut the oranges into segments and place in a serving dish. ► divide · So the designers added external tendons that extend vertically, dividing the skin into segments like a pumpkin.· She searches the message boards, divided into alphabetical segments or by regions of the country, for information about relatives.· Here the hollow handle is oval in shape, has a pointed finial, and is divided into five equal segments.· Often it makes sense to divide a territory into segments radiating outwards, with the salesperson's home being at the centre.· A sentence is divided up into meaningful segments.· Coding sequences are divided into segments by comparing the structures of the known mRNAs.· The circle was divided into four equal segments by two straight paths; she took one of the paths.· They have bodies divided into segments, and their legs and jaws are arranged in pairs. ► include · The tables in the following sub-sections include program segments that will sent the appropriate codes to the printer file. 1a part of something that is different from or affected differently from the whole in some waysegment of segments of the population2a part of a fruit, flower, or insect that it naturally divides into:  Decorate with orange segments.3technical the part of a circle that is separated from the rest of the circle when you draw a straight line across it4technical the part of a line or of a length of something between two pointssegment of segments of DNA segment1 nounsegment2 verb segmentseg‧ment2 /seɡˈment/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE segment Simple Form Present I, you, we, they segment he, she, it segments Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they segmented Present perfect I, you, we, they have segmented he, she, it has segmented Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had segmented Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will segment Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have segmented Continuous Form Present I am segmenting he, she, it is segmenting you, we, they are segmenting Past I, he, she, it was segmenting you, we, they were segmenting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been segmenting he, she, it has been segmenting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been segmenting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be segmenting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been segmenting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A semantic constituent which can not be segmented into more elementary semantic constituents will be termed a minimal semantic constituent. Consumer markets are usually segmented on the basis of geography, demography and buyer-behaviour. Doug prefers expensive Trojan silver fish, segmented to twist and swivel realistically. Routers allow companies to departmentalize and segment their networks so that a problem on one segment does not bring down another department. The average Vadinamian looks like an over-sized larva, boneless and segmented. The tape, shot on February 25, will be shown in five-minute segments this week. to divide something into parts that are different from each other
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