par·ti·tion

noun

/pɑːˈtɪʃn/

/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/

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[countable] a wall or screen that separates one part of a room from another隔断；隔扇；隔板墙
- The cafe was divided up by glass partitions.这个咖啡馆里用玻璃隔断相隔。
- I could hear him snoring through the thin partition walls.透过薄薄的隔墙我能听到他打鼾的声音。
Extra Examples
- There were no partitions between the showers.淋浴喷头之间没有任何东西分隔。
- The family had to smash through a glass partition to escape the fire.这家人只好打碎玻璃隔板逃离了火场。
Topics Houses and homesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- movable
- sliding
- folding
- …
verb + partition
- build
- create
- erect
- …
partition + verb
- divide something
- divide something up
- separate something
- …
partition + noun
- wall
preposition
- partition between
[uncountable] the division of one country into two or more countries分割；分治；瓜分
- the partition of Germany after the war战后对德国的分割
Topics Politicsc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’.

verb

/pɑːˈtɪʃn/

/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they partition	/pɑːˈtɪʃn/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃn/
he / she / it partitions	/pɑːˈtɪʃnz/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃnz/
past simple partitioned	/pɑːˈtɪʃnd/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃnd/
past participle partitioned	/pɑːˈtɪʃnd/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃnd/
-ing form partitioning	/pɑːˈtɪʃənɪŋ/ /pɑːrˈtɪʃənɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to divide something into parts分割；使分裂
- partition something to partition a country分割一个国家
- The country was partitioned a year after the elections.大选后的第二年这个国家就分裂了。
- partition something into something The room is partitioned into three sections.这间屋子被隔为三小间。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’.

Par·ti·tion

/pɑːˈtɪʃn/

/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/

the division of India into the independent countries of India and Pakistan in August 1947 when British rule in India ended. This was one of the conditions of independence, though it led to much violence between Hindus and Muslims.分割；分治；瓜分

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