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单词 part
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partpart /pɑrt/ noun 1 a part of a thing or area► part
an area of something, but not the whole thing:
  • Only the top part of the submarine was sticking out of the water.
  • In parts of Canada, French is the main language.
    • ➔ A part is also one of the pieces that a machine is made of: They had to order a part in order to fix the car’s engine.
    ► piece
    a part of an object that can be separated from or joined with other parts:
  • One of the pieces of the puzzle was missing.
  • Do you want a piece of pie?
    • ► section AWL
    a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts:
  • Restaurants used to have smoking sections, but now people have to go outside to smoke.
    • ► component AWL
    a part of a machine:
  • The company’s electronic components are used in computers.
    • ► portion AWL (formal)
    a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts:
  • She did not do very well on the written portion of the exam.
    • ► segment (formal)
    one part of something that is divided into clearly separate parts:
  • An ant’s body is divided into three distinct segments.
    • 2 a part of a piece of writing, story, movie, or piece of music► part
    some of a piece of writing, a story, a movie, or a piece of music, but not the whole thing:
  • You should add more detail to this part of your essay.
  • The first part of the movie was boring, but the rest was great!
    • ► section AWL
    one of the main separate parts of a piece of writing or speech:
  • The history test has two sections: true/false questions and multiple choice.
    • ► chapter AWL
    one of many separate parts that a book is divided into:
  • There are ten chapters in the book, and I’m reading chapter five now.
    • ► paragraph AWL
    a part of a piece of writing that contains several sentences, starts on a new line, and deals with one idea:
  • The last paragraph of an essay is usually a summary of your main points.
    • ► scene
    a short part of a play or movie, during which the events happen in the same place:
  • The car chase is the best scene in the movie.
    • ► episode
    a television show that is one of a series of shows that tell a story, usually shown over a period of weeks or months:
  • What happened on last night’s episode of the show?
    • ► excerpt
    a short part that you take from a longer piece of writing, often used as an example of something:
  • The following excerpt is from one of my students’ essays.
    • ► passage
    a short piece of writing or music, that is taken from a longer piece, and is often used as an example of something. You usually use passage about parts from famous works of literature or music:
  • The book includes passages from the Bible, the Koran, and other holy books.
    • ► clip
    a short part of a movie or other recording that is used in another movie or television program:
  • During the interview, they showed several clips from Harrison Ford’s old movies.
    •  ➔ see quotation    3 a part of a process► part
    one of the periods of time in a process, activity, or event:
  • She spent the early part of her life in Alaska.
  • Planning the trip was the easy part. Getting my parents to agree was much harder.
    • ► step
    one of the parts of a process that you must do in a particular order:
  • The first step is to make a list of everything you need.
  • Step one: Boil the water in a large pot. Step two: Add the pasta to the water. Step three: Boil the pasta for eight minutes. Step four: Drain the water from the pasta.
    • ► stage
    one of several steps of a long process, which happen one after the other:
  • At this stage, Aaron should be reading better than he is.
    • ► phase AWL
    one of the clearly different stages in the development or growth of something. You use phase especially about scientific processes, or about processes that have been very carefully planned:
  • There are three phases in the life cycle of a butterfly.
    • 4 part of a total amount or number► part
    some of a total amount, but not all of it:
  • Part of the money will be used to repair the school, and the rest will be used to hire new teachers.
  • The official unemployment rate is only part of the total number of people looking for work.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: When used with this meaning, part does not usually come after “a.” Don’t say: A part of the money will be used to repair the school.
    ► portion AWL (formal)
    portion means the same as part:
  • Sam’s portion of the rent is smaller than his roommate’s because his room is smaller.
    • ► fraction
    a very small part of a total amount:
  • Luckily, the disease affects only a small fraction of the population.
    • ► percentage AWL
    a part of an amount or number, that you express as part of 100:
  • The percentage of students who passed the test went up this year, but it is still only 75%.
    • ► proportion AWL
    an amount or quantity that is part of a whole, used when you are talking about the size of that part compared to the total amount:
  • Poorer families spend a higher proportion of their income on food than richer families do.
    • 5 a part of a situation, activity, or experience► part
    something that, when it is together with other things, forms a whole activity, situation, or experience:
  • Part of the problem is that we don’t have enough time.
  • The trip was great. The best part was visiting the Grand Canyon.
    • ► aspect AWL (formal)
    one of the most important parts of something such as a situation, problem, or activity:
  • His illness affects every aspect of his life - his work, his family life, and his leisure time.
  • Several aspects of our language program will have to change because of the budget cuts.
    • ► factor AWL (formal)
    one of many things that affect a situation. A factor can be important or not very important:
  • The weather could be an important factor in tomorrow’s game – if it snows, our team will have the advantage.
    • ► element AWL (formal)
    a basic or important part of a situation, activity, or experience:
  • Love is an important element in the mother-child relationship, but so is power.
    • ➔ In phrases such as “an element of surprise/truth/risk/doubt,” element means a small but important part: When you watch the movie the second time, the element of surprise at the end is gone.
    ► component AWL (formal)
    one of the several parts that make up a whole situation, system, activity, or experience:
  • Exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle.
    •  ➔ see take part
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