di‧vi‧sion S3 W1 / dəvɪʒ ə n, dɪvɪʒ ə n / 名词

1 separating [可数和不可数名词] the act of separating something into two or more different parts, or the way these parts are separated or shared

division of something between/among/into something

the division of words into syllables

the traditional division of labour (= the way that particular tasks are shared ) between husband and wife

2 disagreement [可数和不可数名词] disagreement among the members of a group that makes them form smaller opposing groups

division between/within/among something

Can he heal the deep divisions among Republican ranks?

racial/class/gender etc division

The old class divisions had begun to break down.

The Army was plagued by internal divisions .

3 mathematics [不可数名词] the process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another → multiplication , long division

4 part of an organization [可数名词] a group that does a particular job within a large organization :

the Computer Services Division

5 military [可数名词] a large military group :

a tank division

6 sport [可数名词] one of the groups of teams that a sports competition is divided into, often based on the number of games they have won

the Premier/First/Second/Third/Fourth Division

a second-division club

7 in parliament [可数名词] a process in which members of the British parliament vote for something by dividing into groups :

MPs forced a division on the bill.

Some members supported the opposition in the division lobbies (= the rooms where the vote takes place ) .