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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

unit ['juːnɪt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (single whole) 单位
  2. 2. noun (group,centre) 小组
  3. 3. noun (measurement) 单位
  4. 4. noun (machine) 部件
  5. 5. noun [of furniture etc] (section) 组合件
  6. 6. noun [军] 分队
  7. 7. noun (in course book) 单元

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

unit [ˈjuːnɪt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 测量单位计量单位
    One unit of alcohol equals 1 single measure of spirits.
    一个单位的酒精等于一单位容积的酒精
    The dollar is the United States unit of currency.
    美元美国的货币单位
    A unit of wheat is a bushel.
    小麦计量单位蒲式耳
  2. 2. n.[c] 部件构件组成部分
    Phonics-based instruction begins with the small units of language.
    声学仪器语言的小单元开始
    The word is a basic linguistic unit.
    单词基本语言单位
  3. 3. n.[c] 小组单位分部
    Each organisation has its own intelligence and counter-intelligence units.
    每个组织都有它自己谍报部门和反谍报部门
    After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.
    战斗结束后,战士很难重返队伍
    The coach said the offensive unit did a good job.
    教练说攻队打得很好
  4. 4. n.[c] 不可分割最小整体
    Too many couples forget that they are a unit, they are supposed to work as a team.
    太多的夫妻忘记他们一个组合他们应该一个小组一样工作
    An idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another.
    思想不是可以一个大脑搬到另一个大脑的部件
  5. 5. n.[c] 单元单位
    Nucleotides are the building block units of nucleic acids.
    核苷组成核酸构造单元
  6. 6. n.[c] 整体组合体统一体
    I am going to install a new exhaust unit between the ceiling joists.
    我将在吊顶龙骨之间安装一个新的排气装置
    the team is a unit
    团队就是一个集体

Collins English-English Dictionary

unit ['juːnɪt]
  1. 1. n unit of measurement A standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity
    the second is a unit of time
  2. 2. n [maths] [logic] unit set a set having a single member
  3. 3. n a single undivided entity or whole
  4. 4. n any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole
  5. 5. n a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function
    a filter unit
  6. 6. n a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function
    a production unit
  7. 7. n a subdivision of a larger military formation
  8. 8. n the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect
  9. 9. n a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect
  10. 10. n [maths] [usually plural] the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number
    in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens
  11. 11. n [modifier] having a value defined as one for the system
    unit vector
  12. 12. n short for home unit
  13. 13. n short for stock unit
  14. 14. n [NZ] a self-propelled railcar
  15. 15. n [Etymology] C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit

Examples

neonatal intensive care unit
新生儿加护病房
A centimeter is a unit of length.
厘米属于长度单位。
The policeman had to spend one month in training before being allowed to rejoin his unit.
这名警察在重返警队前需要接受一个月的培训。
Words and expressions in each unit are divided by subject.
把每个单元的词语和表达按主题分开。
The intensive therapy unit consists of an intensive care station and another station for serious burn injuries.
加强治疗区里有一个重症监护室还有儿个严重烧伤治疗室。

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