section

在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中,section排在第821位,在4.5亿个单词中出现了49764次;

频率最高的搭配:

形容词搭配:special section>following section>final section>previous section>main section>separate section

名词搭配:article section>cross section(横截面,断面)>business section>news section

词义解析:

n.  部分;片段

the sports section of the newspaper 报纸的体育版

切开;切口;切片

Each section is mounted on a slide and examined under the microscope. 每一份切片都放在载玻片上用显微镜检查.

(显示结构的)切面图(或模型),断面图(或模型)

This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers. 土壤的纵断面显示有4个基本的土壤层。

切面,剖面,截面

in section 以截面图

The first diagram is a view of the building from the street, and the second shows it in section. 第一幅图是由街上看商店的景象,第二幅图是截面图。

常见短语:

1. pullout section,也作pullout  杂志的插页或活页

2. caesarean section,也作caesarean  剖腹产手术

 

sector

在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中,sector排在第1988位,在4.5亿个单词中出现19103次。

频率最高的搭配:

名词搭配:sector economy(部门经济)>service sector>manufacturing sector

形容词搭配:private sector>public sector>industrial sector>financial sector>agricultural sector

词义解析:

n.(经济活动的)部门,领域,行业

In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money. 在金融领域,银行和保险公司都损失严重。

常见短语:

1. the private sector   私营部门

2. the public sector   公营部门public sector workers such as nurses or teachers 公营部门的工人,如护士或教师