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| 1 | something , or a group of things, that forms part of a larger group 部分 |
| +of He condemned the campaign that is being mounted in some sections of the press. 他谴责新闻界某些媒体正在进行的活动。 |
| | 1a | a part of a newspaper , book , or other piece of writing that may be considered separately 版面；段落；章节 | | The story was reported on the front page of the business section. 这一报道刊登在商业版的头版。 | |
| | 1b | a part of a legal document （法律文件的）款，项 | | The court ruled under section 82 of the Land Registration Act. 法庭根据《土地登记法案》第82款作出了裁决。 | |
| | 1c | a part of a road or path 路段 | | That section of the motorway is closed for repairs. 高速公路的那个路段因维修而关闭。 | |
| | 1d | a part of an object （物体的）部分 | | Only two sections of the original walls remain. 原墙只有两段保存下来。 | |
| | 1e | a part of an orchestra （乐队的）组 | | the brass section 铜管乐器组 | |
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| 2 | an area within a place 地段；地区；区域 |
| The frozen-foods section is in the rear of the shop. 冷冻食品区在商店的后部。 |
| | 2a | an area in a town or city （城市的）区域 | | +of This section of town is mainly residential. 城市的这个区域主要是居民区。 | |
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| 3 | a group of people that is part of a larger group 一部分人 |
| +of A large section of the population lives in poverty. 大部分人口生活在贫困中。 |
| | 3a | a part of an organization 部门；处；科；股；组 | |
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| 4 | medical the process of cutting something during an operation （手术中的）开刀，切开 |
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| 5 | technical an image that you would see if you cut through something and looked at the flat surface created by cutting 切面；剖面；断面；截面 |
| Figure 2 shows a vertical section of the building. 图2显示了大楼的纵剖面图。 |
| | 5a | a thin piece cut from an animal or plant and examined （供研究用的动物或植物的）切片 | |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| sectional adj |
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