partition /pɑːˈtɪʃən/ star1 CET6 TEM4 (partitioning,partitioned,partitions)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A partition is a wall, screen, or divider that separates one part of a room, vehicle, or other space from another. 隔断

  例：

  ...new offices divided only by glass partitions.

  …仅仅用玻璃隔板隔开的新办公室。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. (用隔断) 隔开

  例：

  Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room.

  通过用隔断分隔一间大房，几间卧室又被创造出来。

• 3.  

  V-T（及物动词） If a country is partitioned, it is divided into two or more independent countries. 分割

  例：

  Korea was partitioned in 1945.

  朝鲜是1945年被分割的。

• 4.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Partition is also a noun. 分裂

  例：

  ...fighting which followed the partition of India.

  …印度分裂后的争斗。