an army unit large enough to sustain combat;"two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole;"the written part of the exam" "the finance section of the company" "the BBC"s engineering division"
the act or process of dividing
an administrative unit in government or business
discord that splits a group
a league ranked by quality;"he played baseball in class D for two years" "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
a group of ships of similar type
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
中英词源
division 分开，师
来自divide, 分开。用作军事编制师。比较regiment.
division (n.)
late 14c., from Old French division, from Latin divisionem (nominative divisio), from divid-, stem of dividere (see divide). Military sense is first recorded 1590s. Mathematical sense is from early 15c. The mathematical division sign supposedly was invented by British mathematician John Pell (1611-1685) who taught at Cambridge and Amsterdam.
词态变化
复数 divisions;
权威造句
1. Villa had just been relegated from the First Division.
维拉队刚刚从甲级联赛中降级。
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2. Hibernian clinched the First Division title when they beat Hamilton 2-0.
希伯尼安队以2比0战胜汉密尔顿队，夺得了甲级联赛的冠军。
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3. The narrowness of the government"s victory reflected deep division within the Party.
政府的勉强获胜反映了党内的严重分歧。
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4. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.
当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。
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5. The two London clubs are the only undefeated teams in the division.
