unit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++u·nit /ˈjuːnɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 group 团体GROUP OF PEOPLE a group of people working together as part of a larger group 科；室；部门 The man is in the hospital’s intensive care unit. 那名男子在医院的重症监护室。2 measuring 计量TMMEASURE an amount of something used as a standard of measurement 〔计量用的〕单位unit of The watt is a unit of electrical power. 瓦是电功率单位。3 part 部分PART a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger 单位，单元〔指构成更大整体的物、人、群体〕 a Russian army unit 俄罗斯陆军分队unit of The family is the basic social unit of modern society. 家庭是现代社会的基本单位。4. part of a book 书的一部分SESTCN one of the numbered parts into which a textbook (=a book used in schools) is divided 〔教科书中的〕单元5 BBMAKEproduct 产品 technical a single complete product made by a company 一件〔公司生产的完整产品〕 The factory’s output is now up to 150,000 units each month. 这家工厂的产量现已达到每月 15 万件。6 part of a machine 机器的一部分MACHINE a piece of equipment which is part of a larger machine 部件，元件control/display/filter etc unit 控制/显示/过滤等装置7 furniture 家具DHF a piece of furniture, especially one that can be attached to others of the same type 〔家具的〕组合件，一套中的一件 fitted kitchen units British English 整体厨房组件 storage units 储物家具组合件8. apartment 公寓 American EnglishDHH a single apartment in a larger building 〔大楼中的〕一套住房9. school/university 学校/大学 American EnglishSE an amount of work that a student needs to do in order to complete a particular course 学分10 number 数字HMN British English technical any whole number less than ten 十以下的整数，个位数 hundreds, tens, and units 百位数、十位数和个位数
Examples from the Corpus
unit• HSBC Futures Inc. is a unit of Hong Kong Shanghai Bank.• The asteroids all lie between 2.2 and 3.3 astronomical units from the sun.• At unit head meetings, he had frequently felt as if he lived in a world far removed from the other directors.• Funding has been approved for a 40-bed unit for the elderly at Aberdare General Hospital.• It was a heroic effort to try to evaluate business units using some notion of market valuation.• Hospital officials plan to use the donations to set up a new cardiac unit.• One of the policemen from the drug unit will be visiting local schools.• The Presario 1410 monitor, a 14-inch unit, will sell for $399.• How many units do you need to graduate?• Garrett is part of an elite military unit.• It takes your body about an hour to burn up one unit of alcohol, such as half a pint of beer.• Milk costs less per unit when purchased in gallon containers.• Some police units were stationed nearby.• A new psychiatric unit will be added to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.• Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave.• The basic social unit in ancient Germanic tribes was the clan.• A fathom is the unit of measurement used in calculating sea depth.• What's the unit of currency in India?• Clients still have to pay for their vacations, which usually involve the use of unused timeshare units.intensive care unit• Facilities will include an intensive care unit and an oiled bird cleaning facility.• The second is, if there are to be intensive care units, what share of resources should they have?• There is a 16-bed intensive care unit and two operating rooms that can also be expanded.• A neonatal intensive care unit is, on this view, a good example of special treatment.• The girl remains in serious but stable condition in the intensive care unit at Broward General Medical Center.• He is in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.• I had seen two of them in the intensive care unit during my tour.• Following penicillin and cefotaxime administration he was transferred to the intensive care unit, where he made a complete recovery.unit of• The watt is a unit of electrical power.army unit• Fighting broke out between army units.• Along the eastern seaboard, army units were moved from northern states into the South to prevent suspected insurrection.• Tanks and small army units moved into position in front of key government and communications buildings in Algiers and other towns.• In a confused situation, the demonstrators also apparently set upon army units dispatched to the radio station to arrest the mutineers.control/display/filter etc unit• These can be spooled in or out by the divers, from a control unit.• Segregation and control units have been used for difficult prisoners, especially in women's prisons.• The environmental control unit was a squat concrete abutment with metal slotted vents.• The supervisor has a similar control unit on the surface for emergencies.• A waveform analyser processes the voltage signals and returns Position detector pulses to the control unit at the required Positions.• Three different kinds of pager can be used, each functioning somewhat differently, though all are contacted via the control unit.• They guide the driver through towns using a dash top display unit and an electronic voice.• Today's forward thinking manufacturers are already offering systems which include self-washing filter units and energy efficient airflow patterns.storage units• As well as fitted storage units, there is a wide range of freestanding furniture, modular units and shelving on the market.• During the summer off-peak months a proportion of gas is fed into storage units above and below ground.From Longman Business Dictionaryunitu‧nit /ˈjuːnɪt/ noun [countable]1a single complete product made by a companyOutput is now up to 150,000 units each month.The unit cost (=cost to make one unit) of the computer system comprised about 80% materials, 15% overheads and 5% labour.Unit sales (=number of units sold) of watches climbed about 35% last year.2a company, organization, or group that is part of a larger company, organization, or groupThe computer maker agreed to sell its Network Services unit.unit ofthe fiber optics business unit of Tyco ElectronicsShe works in the production unit.3an amount or quantity of something used as a standard of measurementunit ofThe dollar is the basic unit of currency in the US.4FINANCE a single share in a UNIT TRUSTThe company is splitting its 5p nominal shares into units of 2.5p to increase their marketability5PROPERTY a single building on an INDUSTRIAL ESTATEHe is renting a factory unit as a workshop.6a piece of machinery which is part of a larger machineThis is the control unit for the central heating. → central processing unit → storage unitOrigin unit (1500-1600) unityu·nit nounChineseSyllable
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unit
u‧nit S2 W2 /ˈjuːnət, ˈjuːnɪt/
noun [countable]
The man is in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
2. MEASURING an amount of something used as a standard of measurement
unit of
The watt is a unit of electrical power.
3. PART a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger:
a Russian army unit
unit of
The family is the basic social unit of modern society.
4. PART OF A BOOK one of the numbered parts into which a textbook (=a book used in schools) is divided
5. PRODUCT technical a single complete product made by a company:
The factory’s output is now up to 150,000 units each month.
6. PART OF A MACHINE a piece of equipment which is part of a larger machine
control/display/filter etc unit
7. FURNITURE a piece of furniture, especially one that can be attached to others of the same type:
fitted kitchen units British English
storage units
8. APARTMENT American English a single apartment in a larger building
9. SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY American English an amount of work that a student needs to do in order to complete a particular course
10. NUMBER British English technical any whole number less than ten:
hundreds, tens, and units
■ parts of a hospital
▪A&E/casualty British English, emergency room/ER American English the part of a hospital where people who are injured or who need urgent treatment are brought: A&E waiting times have gone down. | A 33-year-old man was brought to the emergency room in a coma.
▪operating theatre British English, operating room American English a room in a hospital where operations are done: Mrs Barnett was in the operating theatre for 11 hours while the transplant was carried out.
▪intensive care the part of a hospital where people who are very seriously ill or badly injured are cared for: Mr Dye is in intensive care with head injuries.
▪unit part of a hospital where a particular kind of treatment is carried out: the burns unit | the fertility unit
▪ward a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay: the women's ward | She works as a nurse on a busy hospital ward.
u‧nit S2 W2 /ˈjuːnət, ˈjuːnɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: unity
1. GROUP a group of people working together as part of a larger group:Origin: unity
2. MEASURING an amount of something used as a standard of measurement
unit of
3. PART a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger:
unit of
4. PART OF A BOOK one of the numbered parts into which a textbook (=a book used in schools) is divided
5. PRODUCT technical a single complete product made by a company:
6. PART OF A MACHINE a piece of equipment which is part of a larger machine
control/display/filter etc unit
7. FURNITURE a piece of furniture, especially one that can be attached to others of the same type:
8. APARTMENT American English a single apartment in a larger building
9. SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY American English an amount of work that a student needs to do in order to complete a particular course
10. NUMBER British English technical any whole number less than ten:
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