名词

1. 分开;划分;分隔
The division of a large unit into two or more distinct parts is the act of separating it into these parts.

2. 分配;分派
The division of something among people or things is its separation into parts which are distributed among the people or things.

3. (算术中的)除法
Division is the arithmetical process of dividing one number into another number.

4. 分歧;争议;差异
A division is a significant distinction or argument between two groups, which causes the two groups to be considered as very different and separate.

5. (大机构的)部门
In a large organization, a division is a group of departments whose work is done in the same place or is connected with similar tasks.

6. (军队编制中的)师
A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit.

7. (英国议会中的)分组表决
In the British Parliament, a division is a vote where the Members of Parliament go into separate rooms in order to record their vote.

8. (足球等体育运动中联赛的)级
In some sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball, a division is one of the groups of teams which make up a league. The teams in each division are considered to be approximately the same standard, and they all play against each other during the season.

1. the act or process of dividing

2. the act of dividing or partitioning
separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Synonym: partitionpartitioningsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation

3. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
the quotient of two numbers is computed

4. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

e.g. the written part of the exam
the finance section of the company
the BBC's engineering division

Synonym: partsection

5. discord that splits a group

Synonym: variance

6. an army unit large enough to sustain combat

e.g. two infantry divisions were held in reserve

7. a group of ships of similar type

Synonym: naval division

8. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

Synonym: air division

9. an administrative unit in government or business

10. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

11. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

12. a league ranked by quality

e.g. he played baseball in class D for two years
Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA

Synonym: class