partition

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A partition is a wall, screen, or divider that separates one part of a room, vehicle, or other space from another. 隔断
...new offices divided only by glass partitions. …仅仅用玻璃隔板隔开的新办公室。
2. V-T If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. (用隔断) 隔开
Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room. 通过用隔断分隔一间大房，几间卧室又被创造出来。
3. V-T If a country is partitioned, it is divided into two or more independent countries. 分割
Korea was partitioned in 1945. 朝鲜是1945年被分割的。
...Churchill's plans to partition the German state. …丘吉尔分割德国的计划。
4. N-UNCOUNT Partition is also a noun. 分裂
...fighting which followed the partition of India. …印度分裂后的争斗。