parting
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++part·ing1 /ˈpɑːtɪŋ $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]LEAVE A PLACE an occasion when two people leave each other 分离，分开，离别 an emotional parting at the airport 令人伤感的机场离别 the moment of parting 离别时分on parting He gave her a light kiss on parting. 分别时他轻轻地吻了她一下。2 [countable] British EnglishDCB the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb 〔头发的〕分缝 SYN American English part a centre parting 〔头发的〕中分3. parting of the ways SEPARATEthe point at which two people or organizations decide to separate 〔两个人或机构〕决定分手的时刻，决定分道扬镳的地步Examples from the Corpus
parting• So many meetings and partings must have taken place beneath his roof, so many dark plots hatched between his hospitable walls.• She will dread the thought of that final parting, which must come in time.• It was grief-stricken Abigail who made the final parting gesture.• I owe it to Victoria to lend some retrospective weight to our parting.• Martina and I performed the uncertain dance of people parting, with its limited steps.• Not surprisingly it was Margaret who felt the parting most.• the parting of cloudsparting2 adjective 1. a parting kiss/gift/glance etc LEAVE A PLACEa kiss etc that you give someone as you leave 临别一吻/礼物/一瞥等2 parting shot SAYan unpleasant remark that you make just as you are leaving, especially at the end of an argument 〔尤指争论结束时说的令人不快的〕临别狠话 As her parting shot, she told me never to phone her again. 临别时她丢下一句狠话，叫我再也不要打电话给她了。Examples from the Corpus
parting• Her parting exchange with Rain had been less than friendly.• Even if he did politely turn down Branson's parting offer of a seat on Virgin's inaugural flight - for obvious reasons.• Escort the interviewee at least to the door, again the behaviour at the parting point can be significant.• It is a paradox upon which a Tory may perhaps be permitted one parting reflexion.• Harriet sensed that the girl's parting remarks had not been unpremeditated.• Giving the still busy Josh a parting wave, the two of them started back.• Azaire's parting words filled his head.part·ing1 nounparting2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
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parting
part‧ing1 /ˈpɑːtɪŋ $ ˈpɑːr-/ 
noun
an emotional parting at the airport
the moment of parting
on parting
He gave her a light kiss on parting.
2. [countable] British English the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb
SYN part American English:
a centre parting
3. parting of the ways the point at which two people or organizations decide to separate
parting2 adjective
2. parting shot an unpleasant remark that you make just as you are leaving, especially at the end of an argument:
As her parting shot, she told me never to phone her again.
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noun Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition
1. [uncountable and countable] an occasion when two people leave each other: on parting
2. [countable] British English the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb
SYN part American English:
3. parting of the ways the point at which two people or organizations decide to separate
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adjective Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition
1. a parting kiss/gift/glance etc a kiss etc that you give someone as you leave2. parting shot an unpleasant remark that you make just as you are leaving, especially at the end of an argument:
