segment

US [ˈseɡmənt]
UK ['seɡmənt]
  • n.段;部分;片;弓形
  • v.分割;划分
  • Web线段;节;区段
Plural Form:segments  
segment
n.
1.
部分;份;片;段a part of sth that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately
She cleaned a small segment of the painting.
她擦干净了这幅画的一小部分。
Lines divided the area into segments.
这一地区用线条分成了若干部分。
2.
(柑橘、柠檬等的)瓣one of the sections of an orange, a lemon, etc.
3.
弓形;圆缺a part of a circle separated from the rest by a single line
4.
音段the smallest speech sound that a word can be divided into
v.
1.
[oftpass]
~ sth
分割;划分to divide sth into different parts
Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class.
市场研究人员常常按年龄和社会阶层划分人口。
The worm has a segmented body(= with different sections joined together) .
这条虫子的身体是分节的。

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