section
['sek.ʃən] noun
PART 部分
ESSENTIAL countable
■one of the parts that something is divided into 部分；片段•the sports section of the newspaper报纸的体育版 •the tail section of an aircraft飞机的尾部 •Does the restaurant have a non-smoking section?这个餐馆有禁烟区吗？ •The poorest sections of the community have much worse health.该社区最穷的居民健康状况糟糕得多。 •He was charged under section 17 of the Firearms Act (= according to that part of the law).他被控违反了《枪械法》第17款。
['sek.ʃən] noun
CUT 切
countable or uncountable specialized
■a cut made in part of the body in an operation 切开；切口
countable specialized * a caesarean (section)
countable specialized
■a very thin slice of a part of an animal, plant or other object made in order to see its structure 切片•Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope.每一份切片都放在载玻片上用显微镜检查。 countable specialized
■a drawing or model which shows the structure of something by cutting part of it away （显示结构的）切面图（或模型），断面图（或模型）•This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers.土壤的纵剖面显示四个基本的土壤层。 countable
■the shape of a flat surface that is produced when an object is cut into separate pieces 切面，剖面，截面
in section
■showing what something would look like if the surface was cut away and you could see inside 以截面图•The first diagram is a view of the shop from the street, and the second shows it in section.第一幅图是由街上看商店的景象，第二幅图是截面图。
['sek.ʃən] verb transitive UK
■to officially force someone who has mental health problems to stay in a hospital and receive treatment because they might harm themselves or other people 强制（精神病人）入院（正式将有精神健康问题的人强制拘留在医院接受治疗，否则他们可能会伤害自己或其他人）•He was sectioned under section 4 of the Mental Health Act.根据精神卫生法第4节的条款，他被强制留院接受治疗。 |