Yahoo香港字典 搜尋

搜尋結果

1. Oxford American Dictionary

   division

   • IPA[dəˈviZHən]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated；the distribution of something separated into parts

   • noun: division, plural noun: divisions

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated the division of the land into small fields a gene that helps regulate cell division 同義詞 dividing, dividing up, breaking up, breakup, cutting up, ... 更多carving up, severance, splitting, dissection, bisection, cleaving, partitioning, separation, segregation, disconnection, detachment
   • ▪ the distribution of something separated into parts the division of his estates between the two branches of his family 同義詞 sharing out, dividing up, parceling out, allocation, allotment, ... 更多apportionment, distribution, dispensation, disbursement, splitting up, carving up, slicing up, informaldivvying up, dishing out反義詞 integration
   • ▪ an instance of members of a legislative body separating into two groups to vote for or against a bill the new clause was agreed without a division
   • ▪ the action of splitting the roots of a perennial plant into parts to be replanted separately, as a means of propagation the plant can also be easily increased by division in autumn
   • ▪ the action of dividing a wider class into two or more subclasses.
   • 2. disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension or hostility a growing sense of division between north and south deep cultural divisions 同義詞 disunity, disunion, conflict, discord, disagreement, ... 更多dissension, disaffection, estrangement, alienation, isolation, detachment, variance, difference, difference of opinion, feud, breach, rupture, split, chasm, informalfalling-out, rarescission反義詞 unity
   • 3. the process or skill of dividing one number by another no multiplication or division is necessary
   • ▪ the process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient.
   • 4. each of the parts into which something is divided the main divisions of the book 同義詞 section, subsection, subdivision, part, portion, ... 更多piece, bit, segment, slice, fragment, chunk, component, share, compartment, category, class, group, grouping, set, order, batch, family
   • ▪ a major unit or section of an organization, typically one handling a particular kind of work a retail division 同義詞 department, branch, arm, wing, sector, ... 更多section, subsection, subdivision, subsidiary, detachment, office, bureau, offshoot, satellite, extension
   • ▪ a group of army brigades or regiments an infantry division
   • ▪ a number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes according to such characteristics as ability, size, or geographic location the team will finish in fifth place in Division One
   • ▪ a part of a county, country, or city defined for administrative or political purposes a licensing division of a district
   • ▪ British a part of a county or borough forming a parliamentary constituency he was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire
   • ▪ a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology.
   • ▪ any subsidiary category between major levels of classification.
   • 5. a partition that divides two groups or things the villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbors 同義詞 dividing line, divide, boundary, boundary line, borderline, ... 更多border, partition, margin, demarcation line, line of demarcation, cutoff point

   片語

   • division of labor