释义 |
part /pärt/ noun- Something less than the whole
- A portion
- That which along with others makes up, has made up, or may at some time make up, a whole
- A constituent
- A component
- A member or organ
- An equal quantity
- An equal or nearly equal division, constituent, etc, as in eg three parts oil to one part vinegar
- Share
- Region
- Direction, hand, or side
- Participation
- Concern
- Interest
- A role or duty
- A side or party
- A character taken by an actor in a play
- The words and actions of a character in a play or in real life
- A voice or instrument in orchestral, etc music
- That which is performed by such a voice or instrument
- A copy of the music for it
- A constituent melody or succession of notes or harmony
- A section of a work in literature (see also partwork below), or in music
- A separately published portion or number (see also partwork below)
- An inflected form of a verb
- The place where the hair is parted, a parting (N American)
- A quantity which taken a certain number of times (when unspecified, less than the whole) will equal a larger quantity
- (in pl) intellectual qualities, talents, or conduct
adjective- In part
- Partial
adverb- In part
- Partly
transitive verb- To divide
- To separate
- To break
- To put or keep apart
- To set in different directions
- To distribute
- To share
- To leave, quit, depart (Shakespeare)
intransitive verb- To become divided or separated
- To separate
- To go different ways
- To depart
- To come or burst apart
- To relinquish (with with)
- To share (Bible)
ORIGIN: OE and Fr part, from L pars, partis partˈed adjective - Divided
- Separated
- Departed
- Assigned a part
- Endowed with parts or abilities (Shakespeare)
- (of a leaf) deeply cleft (botany)
partˈer noun partibilˈity noun partˈible adjective - That may or must be parted or divided up (esp of inherited property)
- Separable
partˈing noun - The action of the verb to part
- A place of separation or division
- A dividing line
- A line of skin showing between sections of hair brushed in opposite directions on the head
- Leave-taking
adjective- Separating
- Dividing
- Departing
- Leave-taking
- Of or at leave-taking
partˈly adverb - In part
- In some degree
part-exchangeˈ noun A transaction in which an article is handed over as part of the payment for another article (informal short form part-exˈ; also transitive verb, adjective and adverb) partˈing-cupˈ noun A two-handled drinking cup parting shot noun - A last, usu hostile, remark made on leaving
- A Parthian shot
partˈ-off noun (W Indies) A screen used to divide a room into two separate areas partˈ-ownˈer noun A joint owner partˈ-payˈment noun Payment in part partˈ-singing noun partˈ-song noun A melody with parts in harmony, usu unaccompanied partˈ-timeˈ adjective and adverb (done) for part of the usual working time only intransitive verb To work part-time partˈ-timˈer noun partˈ-way adverb Part of the way partˈwork noun One of a series of publications (esp magazines) issued at regular intervals, eventually forming a complete course or book partˈ-writing noun Composition of music in parts for my part As far as concerns me for the most part - Commonly
- Mostly
in bad or ill part Unfavourably in good part - Favourably
- Without taking offence
in great part To a great extent in part - Partly
- So far as part is concerned
- Not wholly but to some extent
on the part of - So far as concerns
- As done or performed by
- In the actions of
- On the side of
part and parcel Essentially a part part brass rags (naut sl) To quarrel part company To separate parting of the ways A point at which a fateful decision must be made part of speech One of the various classes of words part way Some way, not all the way, approaching but not reaching, as eg go part way towards an objective take part in To share or to assist in take part with To take the side of take someone's part To support or side with someone (in an argument, etc) |