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

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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 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 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。

  例：

  ...Churchill's plans to partition the German state.

  …丘吉尔分割德国的计划。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT Partition is also a noun. 分裂

  例：

  ...fighting which followed the partition of India.

  …印度分裂后的争斗。