department

美 [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]英 [dɪˈpɑːtmənt]
  • n.部门;部;处;系;司;(医院的)科;局

复数: departments

de- 完全,加强 + part 部分,分开 + -ment 具体的物

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noun

部;司;局;处;系;(医院的)科;部门
a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc.

the Department of Trade and Industry

工业贸易署

the Treasury Department

财政部

a government/university, etc. department

政府部门、大学学系等

the marketing/sales, etc. department

营销、销售等部门

the children's department (= in a large store)

儿童用品部

the English department

英语系

see also State Department
习语

department

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (政府的)部,司,局,处;(企业的)部门,科;(大学的)系,所;(大型商店的)货品区
    A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.

    ...the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare...

    美国卫生、教育和福利部

  • 2
    PHRASE 不是…的职责(或知识)范围;并非…的专长
    If you say that a task or area of knowledge is not your department, you mean that you are not responsible for it or do not know much about it.

    'I'm afraid the name means nothing to me,' he said. 'That's not my department.'

    “恐怕这个名字对我来说毫无意义,”他说,“我对此并不熟悉。”

noun

1
a specialized sphere of knowledge
baking is not my department
his work established a new department of literature
2
a specialized division of a large organization
you'll find it in the hardware department
she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
Synonym: section
3
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

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  1. The report is critical of the department 's waste of resources .

    报告批评了这个部门对资源的浪费。

  2. What is the ratio of men to women in the department ?

    这个部门的男女比例是多少?

  3. The course is approved by the Department for Education .

    课程已获教育部核准。

  4. Your department spent more last year than all the others put together .

    去年,你们部门的开支比其他所有部门合起来都多。

  5. Too many government departments are unaccountable to the general public .

    有太多的政府部门不对社会大众负责。

  6. This department services the international sales force .

    这个部门向国际销售人员提供服务。

  7. I work in the Sales Administration department .

    我在销售管理部门工作。

  8. Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department .

    讨论限于在本部门内非正式地进行。

  9. Don 't ask me about it ─ that 's her department .

    这事别问我——那是她的职责范围。

  10. Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department .

    有几位计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。

  11. They tried to ensure uniformity across the different departments .

    他们努力保证各部门之间的统一。

  12. Each colour on the chart represents a different department .

    图表中的每一种颜色都代表一个不同的部门。

  13. The department may overshoot its cash limit this year .

    这个部门今年可能要突破现金限额。

  14. This is one of the busiest times of the year for the department .

    这是系里一年中最忙的时间。

  15. She made herself indispensable to the department .

    她成为这个部门不可缺少的一分子。

  16. Direct any complaints to the Customer Services department .

    将投诉寄至用户服务部。

  17. Ten employees are being transferred from the sales department .

    十名雇员已调离销售部。

  18. The rot set in last year when they reorganized the department .

    去年他们重组这个部门时,衰败就开始了。

  19. His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department .

    他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。

  20. Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city 's police department .

    有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。

  21. She started as a secretary but ended up running the department .

    她起初只是一个秘书,但最后掌管起了整个部门。

  22. The IT department is being hived off into a new company .

    信息技术部正被分离出来,成立新公司。

  23. They are looking into ways of invigorating the department .

    他们正在寻找激发这个部门活力的方法。

  24. The department deferred the decision for six months .

    这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。

  25. Twenty workers lost their jobs when the department was rationalized .

    在部门的合理化改革中,有二十名工人失业。

  26. The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery .

    这个部门正在为激光外科学领域开辟一条新路。

  27. He is carrying the department .

    他支撑着这个部门。

  28. I wrote a letter to the Publicity Department .

    我给宣传部写了一封信。

  29. She was proved right , in dramatic fashion , when the whole department resigned .

    整个部门的人都辞了职,戏剧性地证明她是对的。

  30. The department was swamped with job applications .

    面对纷至沓来的求职申请,这个部门疲于应对。

前缀
e-完全,加强

decide v. 决定

de- 完全,加强 + cid 落下,降临 + -e

delay v. 延迟

de- 完全,加强 + lay 拖延

delicious adj. 美味的

de- 完全,加强 + lic- 诱惑 + -ious ...的

deliver v. 传送

de- 完全,加强 + liver 自由

depend v. 依赖

de- 完全,加强 + pend 悬挂

describe vt. 描述

de- 完全,加强 + scrib 写 + -e

deserve v. 值得

de- 完全,加强 + serv 服务 + -e

design n. 设计

de- 完全,加强 + sign 标记

detail n. 细节

de- 完全,加强 + tail 剪切

description n. 描述

de- 完全,加强 + script 写 + -ion 行为,状态

declare v. 声明

de- 完全,加强 + clar 清楚 + -e

deduce vt. 推论

de- 完全,加强 + duc 引导 + -e

defend v. 防御

de- 完全,加强 + fend 打击

define vt. 定义

de- 完全,加强 + fin- 限制,界限 + -e

delicate adj. (食物)鲜美的,清淡可口的

de- 完全,加强 + lic- 诱惑 + -ate 具有...的

delight n. 高兴

de- 完全,加强 + light 高兴,引诱

demand n. 需要

de- 完全,加强 + mand 命令,委托

demonstrate v. 证明

de- 完全,加强 + monstr 展示,示范 + -ate 做,造成

deposit n. 订金

de- 完全,加强 + posit 放

desert n. 沙漠

de- 完全,加强 + sert 放置,结合

desperate adj. (因绝望而)不惜冒险的,不顾一切的,拼命的

de- 完全,加强 + sper 散,撒 + -ate 具有...的

despise vt. 鄙视

de- 完全,加强 + spis- 看 + -e

destruction n. 摧毁

de- 完全,加强 + struct 建造,建立 + -ion 行为,状态

detect vt. 发现

de- 完全,加强 + tect 藏,覆盖

determine v. 决定

de- 完全,加强 + termin 界限 + -e

devote v. 致力于

de- 完全,加强 + vote 发誓 + -e

denote vt. 标志

de- 完全,加强 + not 知道 + -e

depict vt. 描绘

de- 完全,加强 + pict 描绘,画

desolate adj. 无人居住的

de- 完全,加强 + sol 单独的 + -ate 具有...的

detain vt. 扣留

de- 完全,加强 + tain 拿住

deliberate adj. 故意的

de- 完全,加强 + liber 称量,考虑 + -ate 具有...的

denounce vt. 谴责

de- 完全,加强 + nounc 说,报告 + -e

后缀
e-具体的物

government n. 政府

govern v.统治 + -ment 具体的物

equipment n. 设备

equip v.配备 + -ment 具体的物

monument n. 纪念碑(或馆、堂、像等)

mon- 单一的 + -u- + -ment 具体的物

apartment n. 公寓

a- 远离,偏离 + part- 部分,分开 + -ment 具体的物

document n. 文件

doc 教 + -u- + -ment 具体的物

implement vt. 使生效

im- 在内,进入,使 + ple- 填满 + -ment 具体的物

garment n. 服装

gar 装饰 + -ment 具体的物

segment n. 部分

seg 切,割 + -ment 具体的物

pavement n. (马路边的)人行道

pave v.用石板铺 + -ment 具体的物

  • 习语

n.

be sb's department

某人的职责范围(或知识范围)
to be sth that sb is responsible for or knows a lot about

Don't ask me about it─that's her department.

这事别问我——那是她的职责范围。