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. …德国在二战结束时分裂成两个国家，之后又统一了。

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. 劳资双方目前的劳动分配将会改变。

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. 我女儿6岁时，我就教她怎样做除法。

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. 富裕的西部和贫穷的东部之间的对立依然存在。

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. 部门

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

6. N-COUNT A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit. 师 (军队的作战单位)

Several armoured divisions are being moved from Germany. 几个装甲师正从德国调来。

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. (球队的) 分级

Chico State reached the NCAA Division II national finals last season. 奇科加州大学上个赛季进入了全国大学体育协会乙级全国决赛。