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Word family  noun section adjective sectional verb section

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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sec·tion1 /ˈsekʃən/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun  1  place/object 地方/物品 [countable]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 [countable]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 part3  book/newspaper/report 书/报纸/报告 [countable]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 [countable]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5. brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or orchestra who play the brass, rhythm etc instruments 铜管乐组/节奏乐器组/木管乐组/弦乐组等6  law 法律 [countable] 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 [countable, uncountable]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 a) [countable, uncountable]MH a medical operation that involves cutting 〔医疗手术的〕切开，开刀 → caesarean section at caesarean b) [countable]MH a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a microscope 〔放在显微镜下观察的皮肤、植物等的〕切片9. area of land 土地面积 [countable] American EnglishSGTOWN 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 [countable] technicalHM the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics 〔数学中的〕截面

Examples from the Corpus

section• It also includes a section measuring attitudes towards social issues.• The tutor asked the brass section to play their piece again.• conic sections• The party's Young Conservatives section is growing fast.• The final section is the expedition, the main reason why people do the award scheme.• The final section of this chapter will deal with recent developments.• the final section of this chapter• First class seats are in the front section of the plane.• Garnish the salad with fresh grapefruit sections.• Swimsuits are next to the lingerie section.• The medieval section has been moved from its original site.• This, like the motoring section, is now absolutely crammed with reminders and relics of yesteryear.• A convenient notes section on each page points out major features encountered and emphasises detail occurring in the plate illustrated.• The state organization section attempted to make good the shortcomings of the Weimar Constitution.• We had to go to the `late payments' section of the Financial Aid office.• The disease spread through the poorer sections of the city.• Who has the sports section?• Experts say this whole section of the ancient Abbey was in imminent danger of collapse.• I therefore lined the guttering with sections of emergency foil blanket.section of• a large section of the American public• This is one of the older sections of town.• the reference section of the libraryin sections• They are contained in sections 8 and 19 of the Coroners Act 1988.• As an example, take the consumption function model discussed in sections 3.2 and 3.3.• You see it on telly, it goes down in sections and crumples in a huge cloud of dust.• At least 15 crypts were evaluated per subject and per method in sections from one or two, and rarely three different biopsy.• Having come together, the images separate in sections six and seven, when the verb correr reappears twice.• The bookcase can be taken apart and stored in sections.• I shall discuss an extended example of this in sections 4.6 and 4.7.• For collectors there was a splendid array of miscellaneous artefacts grouped together in sections.• We have traced the processes by which they become turbulent in Sections 17.6-17.8 and Chapter 18.sports/style/business/travel etc section• It also received a commendation-in the fastest growing business section.• The new shop has a much larger travel section.• First off, I must state, as always, I like the Star sports section.• A secretary in the business section confirmed he had left long before Rain did.• At first he was turned down by the editor of the Style Section.

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section2 AWL verb [transitive]  1. British English to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a psychiatric hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people 把…关进精神病院2  to separate something into parts 把…切开 Peel and section the oranges. 把橙子剥皮并切开。3. technical or medicalCUT to cut a very thin flat piece from skin, a plant etc so that you can look at it under a microscope 做〔皮肤、植物等〕的切片〔以便放在显微镜下观察〕4. MH medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operation 〔在医疗手术中〕把〔身体的某部分〕切开；切断5 section something ↔ off phrasal verb SEPARATEto divide an area into parts, especially by putting something between the parts 将…隔开，划出 The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall. 菜地用一道矮墙隔开。→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionarysectionsec‧tion /ˈsekʃən/ noun1[countable] one of the parts of an organization or departmentYou will need to speak to the manager of the marketing services section.Toyota suffered its biggest drop in profit since its sales and manufacturing sections merged. → first section → second section2[countable] one of the parts of a document, book, newspaper etcThe lease qualifies for special protection under section 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.I usually read the business section of the newspaper first.Origin section1 (1300-1400) Latin sectio, from secare “to cut”

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sec‧tion¹ S1 W1 AC /ˈsekʃən/ noun1.  PLACE/OBJECT  [countable] one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into
    section of
    a busy section of road
    the reference section of the library
    The plane’s tail section was found in a cornfield.
    the smoking section (=where you can smoke)
2.  PART OF A WHOLE  [countable] one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the whole
    in sections
    The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.
3.  BOOK/NEWSPAPER/REPORT  [countable] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc:
    This issue will be discussed further in section two.
    sports/style/business/travel etc section (=particular part of a newspaper)
4.  GROUP OF PEOPLE  [countable] a separate group within a larger group of people
    section of
    a large section of the American public
5. brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or orchestra who play the brass, rhythm etc instruments
6.  LAW  [countable] one of the parts of a law or a legal document:
    Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
7.  SIDE/TOP VIEW  [uncountable and countable] 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 ⇨ cross-section
    in section
    Here’s the outside view, and here are the floors in section.
8.  MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC technical
  a. [uncountable and countable] a medical operation that involves cutting ⇨ caesarean section at caesarean
  b. [countable] a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a microscope
9.  AREA OF LAND  [countable] American English a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side
10.  MATHEMATICS  [countable] technical the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics

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section² AC verb [transitive]1. British English to officially force someone with a mental illness to go to a psychiatric hospital, because they are dangerous to themselves or other people
2. to separate something into parts:
    Peel and section the oranges.
3. technical or medical to cut a very thin flat piece from skin, a plant etc so that you can look at it under a microscope
4. medical to cut a part of the body in a medical operation
     
section something ↔ off phrasal verb
  to divide an area into parts, especially by putting something between the parts:
    The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall.