division

1. N-UNCOUNT The division of a large unit into two or more distinct parts is the act of separating it into these parts. 分割; 分裂

...the unification of Germany, after its division into two states at the end of World War Two. …德國在二戰結束時分裂成兩個國家，之後又統一了。

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

The current division of labour between workers and management will alter. 勞資雙方目前的勞動分配將會改變。

3. N-UNCOUNT Division is the arithmetical process of dividing one number into another number. 除法

I taught my daughter how to do division at the age of six. 我女兒6嵗時，我就教她怎樣做除法。

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

The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains. 富裕的西部和貧窮的東部之間的對立依然存在。

5. N-COUNT 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. 部門

...the bank's Latin American division. …該銀行的拉丁美洲部。

6. N-COUNT A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit. 師 (軍隊的作戰單位)

Several armoured divisions are being moved from Germany. 幾個裝甲師正從德國調來。

7. N-COUNT 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 of the same level, and they all play against each other during the season. (球隊的) 分級

Chico State reached the NCAA Division II national finals last season. 奇科加州大學上個賽季進入了全國大學躰育協會乙級全國決賽。