sec‧tion 1 S1 W1 AC / sekʃ ə n / 名词

1 place/object [可数名词] one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into

section of

a busy section of road

the reference section of the library

The plane’s tail section was found in a cornfield.

the smoking section (= where you can smoke )

2 part of a whole [可数名词] one of the separate parts of a structure, piece of furniture etc that you fit together to form the whole

in sections

The boats were built in Scotland, and transported to Egypt in sections.

3 book/newspaper/report [可数名词] a separate part of a book, newspaper, document, report etc :

This issue will be discussed further in section two.

sports/style/business/travel etc section (= particular part of a newspaper )

4 group of people [可数名词] a separate group within a larger group of people

section of

a large section of the American public

5 brass/rhythm/woodwind/string etc section the people or person in a band or orchestra who play the brass , rhythm etc instruments

6 law [可数名词] one of the parts of a law or a legal document :

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

7 side/top view [可数和不可数名词] technical a picture that shows what a building, part of the body etc would look like if it were cut from top to bottom or side to side → cross-section

in section

Here’s the outside view, and here are the floors in section.

8 medical/scientific technical

a) [可数和不可数名词] a medical operation that involves cutting → caesarean section at caesarean

b) [可数名词] a very thin flat piece that is cut from skin, a plant etc to be looked at under a microscope

9 area of land [可数名词] American English a square area of land in the US that is one mile long on each side

10 mathematics [可数名词] technical the shape that is made when a solid figure is cut by a flat surface in mathematics