sec‧tor W1 AC / sektə $ -ər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a part of an area of activity, especially of business, trade etc

sector of

the agricultural sector of the economy

public/private sector (= business controlled by the government or by private companies )

2 one of the parts into which an area is divided, especially for military purposes

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形容词

an economic sector (= one part of the economy ) The country is making efforts to expand such economic sectors as tourism and information technology.

the agricultural/manufacturing/industrial sector (= the part of the economy to do with growing food/producing goods ) As the industrial sector grew, more and more of the population moved to the cities.

the service sector (= the part of the economy to do with providing services, such as banking or tourism ) The proportion of service sector jobs within the economy has grown.

the financial/banking sector (= the part of the economy to do with money and finance ) The UK financial sector is looking healthier than ever.

the public sector (= businesses controlled by the government ) The government has been holding down pay in the public sector.

the private sector (= businesses that the government does not control ) Generally speaking, employees in the private sector are well rewarded.

the voluntary sector (= people doing socially useful work for no money ) The voluntary sector has an important role in tackling urban deprivation.

an important sector Sport is now recognized as an important sector of economic activity.

a key sector (= a very important one ) They identified cars and electronics as key sectors in the economy.

the rented sector (= homes that people can rent ) We have lost 2 million homes from the rented sector.