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| /dɪˈvɪʒn/ |
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| 1 | C/U the process of separating people or things into smaller groups or parts 分；分开；分裂 |
| +of Civil war eventually led to a permanent division of the country. 内战最终导致这个国家永久分裂。 |
| division of sth into sth Many parents opposed the division of the classes into different sets. 许多家长反对把班级分成不同的组。 |
| | 1a | the process of separating something into smaller parts and sharing it among two or more people 分享；分配 | | +of the division of the land after the previous owner died 前业主去世后的土地分配 | | division of sth between/among sb a fair division of responsibilities among the members of the committee 委员会成员责任的公平分配 | |
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| 2 | C one of the parts into which a large organization is divided 部门 |
| the company’ s electronics division 公司的电子部 |
| | 2a | a large section in a military force that consists of several smaller units （部队的）师 | | armoured divisions 装甲师 | |
| | 2b | one of the groups of football teams in a league （足球联赛中的）级 | | Premier/First/Second etc Division They were promoted to the First Division last year. 他们去年晋升为甲级球队。 | |
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| 3 | C/U a calculation in mathematics of how many times a number is contained in a larger number 除法 |
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| 4 | C/U a disagreement between people , especially between people who belong to the same group 分歧；分裂 |
| The argument revealed deep divisions in the ranks of the Party. 这一争论表明该党各阶层的分歧很大。 |
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| 5 | C a difference in the way that people within the same community or country live , how much money they have , how educated they are etc 差别；差距 |
| the growing division between rich and poor 越来越大的贫富差距 |
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| 6 | C a system in which members of the British Parliament go into one of two separate places in order to vote for or against a particular issue （英国议会的）分组表决 |
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| 7 | C/U the process by which the cells in plants and animals divide to form new cells 细胞分裂 |
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