1 [U] [sing] division (of sth) (into sth);division (of sth) (between A and B) the separation of sth into different parts; the sharing of sth between different people, groups, places, etc 分开;分隔;分享;分配 [sing]
There is a growing economic division between the north and south of the country.该国的北部和南部在经济方面的差异越来越大。 [sing] an unfair division of the profits不公平的利润分配
2 [U] dividing one number by another 除;除法:
the teaching of multiplication and division乘法和除法的教授
3 [C] a division (in/within sth);a division (between A and B) a disagreement or difference of opinion between sb/sth 意见分歧:
deep divisions within the Labour Party工党内部的严重分歧
4 [C] a part or section of an organization (机构的)部门,课,科:
the company's sales division公司的销售部 the First Division (= of the football league)(足球联赛的)甲组
5 [C] a line that separates sth; a border 分界;边界:
The river marks the division between the two counties.该河是两国的分界线。
division/dəˋvIʒən; dəˈvIʒ$n or dIˈvIʒ$n/n 1 [C,U] when you separate something into parts, or the way these parts are separated 分开﹐分割: the division of sth into/between/among sth the division of words into syllables 把单词拆分为音节2 [C,U] disagreement among the members of a group〔同一团体成员间的〕意见分歧﹔不和: +within/among/between There are deep divisions within the party. 党内存在严重的分歧。3 [U] when you calculate how many times one number contains another [→ multiplication] 除﹐除法4 [C] a group within a large company, army, or organization〔大公司或组织内的〕部门﹐部﹔〔陆军的〕师: He heads our IT division. 他主管我们的信息技术部。They sent a division of tanks. 他们派遣了一个坦克师。5 [C] one of the groups of teams that a sports competition is divided into〔体育比赛中的〕级: First/Second etc Division Manchester City were in the First Division. 曼彻斯特城队是甲级队。
divisiondivisiondivisionsnoun1(no plural) sharing or cutting something into parts: the division of Germany after the Second World War2(no plural) (maths) finding out how many times one number goes into a bigger numberLook at multiplication.3(pluraldivisions) one of the parts of a big company: He works in the sales division.