partition
noun
uk/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/us/pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/partitionnoun(DIVIDING STRUCTURE)
[C]
averticalstructurelike athinwallthatseparatesonepartof aroomorbuildingfrom another:
隔墙,隔板The partitionsbetweenthetoiletswere verythin.厕所间的隔板很薄。
Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- balcony
- baseboard
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- damp course
- damp-proof
- damp-proofing
- drystone wall
- Juliet balcony
- pebbledash
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- Sheetrock
- wainscoted
- wainscoting
- wallboard
- walled
- woodwork
partitionnoun(NATIONAL DIVISION)
[U]
thedividingof acountryintoseparatecountriesorareasofgovernment:
(国家的)分割,分裂,分治The partitionofIndiaoccurredin 1947.印度在1947年发生分裂。
UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- Brexit
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- parliamentary
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- polity
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the House of Commons
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- three-line whip
- upper house
- Westminster
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Isolating and separating
partition
verb[T]
uk/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/us/pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/partitionverb[T](DIVIDE ROOM)
todivideonepartof aroomfrom another with athinwall:
分隔,隔开Why don't you partition thatlargeroomintoaloungeand a dining-room?你为什么不把那个大房间隔成客厅和饭厅呢?
Isolating and separating
- at one/this etc. removeidiom
- Brexit
- compartmentalization
- compartmentalize
- conesomethingoff
- disengage
- estrangement
- free-floating
- hard Brexitidiom
- insulation
- insulator
- ropesomething/somewhereoff
- screensomethingoff
- seclude
- segregate
- self-isolation
- wrench
- wrenching
- zonal
- zonally
partitionverb[T](DIVIDE COUNTRY)
todivideacountryintoseparateareasofgovernment:
(国家的)分割,分裂,分治Ireland was partitioned in 1921.爱尔兰在1921年出现分裂。
UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- Brexit
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- parliamentary
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- polity
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the House of Commons
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- three-line whip
- upper house
- Westminster
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Isolating and separating