section

1. N-COUNT A section of something is one of the parts into which it is divided or from which it is formed. 部分

He said it was wrong to single out any section of society for AIDS testing. 他說(shuō)挑出社會(huì)任何一部份人做艾滋病檢查都是錯(cuò)誤的。

...the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. …華盛頓特區(qū)的喬治敦區(qū)。

2. →see also cross-section

3. V-T If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections. 分 (成若干部分)[usu passive]

It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned. 它在蔬菜被去皮或切分時(shí)將他們固定。

4. N-COUNT A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side. 剖面圖

For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan. 對(duì)一些建筑物來(lái)說(shuō)，垂直剖面圖比平面圖提供的信息更多。