sec·tion1 /ˈsekʃən/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun 1 place/object 地方/物品 [countableC]PART one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into 部分;区域section of a busy section of road 交通繁忙的路段
the reference section of the library 图书馆的参考书区
The plane’s tail section was found in a cornfield. 飞机的尾部在玉米田里找到了。
the smoking section (=where you can smoke) 吸烟区
2 part of a whole 整体的一部分 [countableC]PART one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the whole 〔结构物、家具等整体中的〕部分in sections The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections. 船只在苏格兰建造,各部分分装运往埃及。
► see thesaurus at part 3 book/newspaper/report 书/报纸/报告 [countableC]TCN a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc 〔书、报等的〕节;栏;版 This issue will be discussed further in section two. 这个问题将在第二节作进一步讨论。
sports/style/business/travel etc section (=particular part of a newspaper) 体育/时尚/商务/旅游等版面
4 group of people 人的群体 [countableC]GROUP OF PEOPLE a separate group within a larger group of people 〔大集体中的〕小团体,小集团section of a large section of the American public 美国公众的一大部分
6 law 法律 [countableC] one of the parts of a law or a legal document 〔法律或法律文件的〕款,项 Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution 美国宪法第八款第一条
7 side/top view 侧视/顶视图 [countableC, uncountableU]AVD 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 剖面图;截面图 → cross-sectionin section Here’s the outside view, and here are the floors in section. 这是外观图,这是各楼层的剖面图。
8 medical/scientific 医学的/科学的 technical 9. area of land 土地面积 [countableC] American EnglishAmESGTOWN a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side 一平方英里的土地 10. mathematics 数学 [countableC] technicalHM the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics 〔数学中的〕截面