Partition



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 隔开; 隔墙
• ［英］ n. 隔开; 隔墙 ( division)
• ［记］ part ( 部分) ＋ition -> 分成部分 -> 分开
• ［例］ Mary hung a calendar on her partition at work.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. the action of parting ; the state of being parted ; division
• 2. something that divides; especially an interior dividing wall
• 3. one of the parts or sections of a whole

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1653
• 1.
  • a. to divide into parts or shares
  • b. to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status
• 2. to separate or divide by a partition (as a wall) — often used with off
• ? partitioner noun

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