section
noun uk/ˈsek.ʃən/ us/ˈsek.ʃən/
(PART)
B1 [ C ]部分;片段
one of the parts that something is divided into
the sports section of the newspaper 报纸的体育版
the tail section of an aircraft 飞机的尾部
Does the restaurant have a non-smoking section? 这个餐馆有禁烟区吗？
The poorest sections of the community have much worse health. 该社区最穷的居民健康状况糟糕得多。
He was charged under section 17 of the Firearms Act (= according to that part of the law). 他被指控违反了《枪械法》第17款。
- More examples
- Most news magazines have a section devoted to external affairs .
- Every week in the books section of the paper they profile a different author.
- This section of motorway will be under repair until January.
- He plays in the brass section of the orchestra.
- I found the article buried away in the business section of the newspaper.
(CUT)
[ C or U ] medical specialized切开;切口
a cut made in part of the body in an operation
[ C ] medical specialized剖宫产术
an operation in which a woman's uterus is cut open to allow a baby to be born
Synonym: Caesarean
[ C ] biology specialized切片
a very thin slice of a part of an animal, plant, or other object made in order to see its structure
Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope. 每一份切片都放在载玻片上用显微镜检查。
[ C ] architecture, geology, engineering specialized（显示结构的）切面图（或模型），断面图（或模型）
a drawing or model that shows the structure of something by cutting part of it away
This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers. 土壤的纵断面显示有4个基本的土壤层。
[ C ]切面，剖面，截面
the shape of a flat surface that is produced when an object is cut into separate pieces
in section 以截面图的方式
showing what something would look like if the surface was cut away and you could see inside
The first diagram is a view of the building from the street, and the second shows it in section. 第一幅图是由街上看商店的景象，第二幅图是截面图。
Fig. 1 shows the apparatus viewed from above and fig. 2 shows it in section.
The textbook illustration shows the pancreas both in situ in the abdomen and isolated in section.
The image below shows the relevant cells in section.
The pump is shown in section and also from above.
section
verb [ T ] UK uk/ˈsek.ʃən/ us/ˈsek.ʃən/
强制（精神病人）入院
to officially force someone who has mental health problems to stay in a hospital and receive treatment because they might harm themselves or other people
He was sectioned under section 4 of the Mental Health Act. 根据精神卫生法第4节的条款，他被强制留在医院治疗。
Phrasal verb
section something off 隔离（某一区域）
to separate one part of an area from the rest of the area
Security agents sectioned off the area where she shopped. 保安人员将她需要的购物区域隔离起来。