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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

department [dɪ'pɒːtmənt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (in shop) 部
  2. 2. noun (in school or college) 系
  3. 3. noun (in government) 部
    that's not my department
    不是我的专责
    Department of State
    [US] 国务院
    Department of Health/the Environment
    [BRIT] 卫生/环境部

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

department [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 系;部部门
    The outer group includes the heads of the programming departments.
    外部集团包括编程部门一些领导
    You'll find it in the hardware department.
    可以五金商店找到它。
  2. 2. n.[c] 行政区
    A copy can be obtained from your local Environmental Health Department.
    可以当地环境卫生署得到一份复印件
  3. 3. n.[c] [Singular] 专业领域,知识范围
    Sharing critical information is not my department.
    分享重要信息不是我的专长
    His work established a new department of literature.
    他的作品形成一种新的文学流派
    Baking is not my department.
    烘焙不是我的专长

Collins English-English Dictionary

department [dɪ'pɒːtmənt]
  1. 1. n a specialized division of a large concern, such as a business, store, or university
    the geography department
  2. 2. n a major subdivision or branch of the administration of a government
  3. 3. n a branch or subdivision of learning
    physics is a department of science
  4. 4. n a territorial and administrative division in several countries, such as France
  5. 5. n [Spoken] a specialized sphere of knowledge, skill, or activity
    wine-making is my wife's department
  6. 6. n [Etymology] C18: from French département, from départir to divide; see depart

Examples

More profit will be gained by affiliating the department with the sales department.
把这个部门和销售部联合起来会带来更大的利润。
the accounting department
会计部门(或会计处)
the U.S. Department of the Interior
美国内政部
Rewriting is his department.
改写稿件是他从事的工作。
The fire department sent some men to check the building.
消防队派了些人手去检查那栋建筑。

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