department

英 [dɪˈpɑːtmənt]

美 [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]

n.  部; 司; 局; 处; 系; (医院的)科; 部门

复数：departments　

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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

• We trimmed the marketing department.
  我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
• I was transferred to the book department
  我被调到图书部。
• The information was passed on to another government department.
  该信息被传达给另一政府部门。
• She appears nightly on the television news, speaking for the State Department.
  她作为国务院的发言人，每晚都会出现在电视新闻中。
• 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。
• For months dentists and the health department have been at loggerheads over fees
  数月来，牙医和卫生部门为费用问题针锋相对。
• We trust that he and his department are considering our suggestion.
  我们估计他和他的部门正在考虑我们的建议。
• '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。”
• A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters
  一位国防部发言人向记者们简要介绍了情况。
• The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
  农业部今天发布了一个新图标以取代旧标志。