department

英 [dɪˈpɑːtmənt]

美 [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]

n.  部; 司; 局; 处; 系; (医院的)科; 部门

复数：departments　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.447 / COCA.1198

习惯用语

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。

牛津词典

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.
  1. the Department of Trade and Industry
     工业贸易署
  2. the Treasury Department
     财政部
  3. a government/university, etc. department
     政府部门、大学学系等
  4. the marketing/sales, etc. department
     营销、销售等部门
  5. the children's department (= in a large store)
     儿童用品部
  6. the English department
     英语系

柯林斯词典

• 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
  Adepartmentis 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.
  1. ...the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare...
     美国卫生、教育和福利部
  2. He moved to the sales department.
     他转到了销售部。
  3. ...the geography department of Moscow University.
     莫斯科大学地理系
  4. ...the jewelry department.
     珠宝首饰区
• 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 knowledgeis notyourdepartment, you mean that you are not responsible for it or do not know much about it.
  1. '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。”

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• Her behavior this week has solidified her support within the Department of Justice.
  她本周的行为使司法部成员坚定了对她的支持。
• Some subjects, such as mathematice, physics and English, are compulsory for the students in this department.
  有些课程，比如数学、物理和英语，本系学生都是必修的。
• She redirected them to the men's department.
  她指引他们去了男装部。
• The Department of Health and a top immunologist have blasted a report in last week's Sunday Times.
  卫生部和一位知名免疫学家严词抨击了上周《星期日泰晤士报》的一篇报道。
• Officials at the State Department say the issue is urgent.
  国务院官员说该问题很急迫。
• We trimmed the marketing department.
  我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
• The department said many countries had reciprocal agreements for health care with Britain.
  该部门称许多国家和英国签订了医疗卫生互惠协议。
• In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department
  如果遇到困难，请尽管和我们的客户服务部联系。
• Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President
  由于妻子生病，他回到了国务院，出任总统的特别顾问。
• He is here for medical check-ups and debriefing by State Department officials.
  他来此是进行身体检查，并听取国务院官员的汇报。