parting
/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of leaving or being separated from someone离别, 分别：
they exchanged a few words on parting.
他们在分别时互相说了几句话。
1.1
- count noun a leave-taking or departure分离, 分开：
the wrench of her parting from Stephen
她与斯蒂芬分离的痛苦
anguished partings at railway stations.
在火车站的痛苦离别。
2
- the action of dividing something into parts分割, 划分：
the parting of the Red Sea.
红海的划分。
2.1
- count noun Brit. a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side〈英〉（头发的）分缝, 头路：
his hair was dark, with a side parting.
他头发黑黑的, 梳着偏分头。
短语
a （或the） parting of the ways
- a point at which two people must separate or at which a decision must be taken分别时刻; 关键时刻, 需要作出重大抉择的时刻：
the best course is to seek an amicable parting of the ways.
最好的办法是寻找一个友好分手的时刻。