subdivisions是什么意思？

subdivisions

英['sʌbdɪvɪʒnz] 美['sʌbdɪvɪʒnz]

• n. 细分，一部( subdivision的名词复数 )，分支；

例句

• There was really no end to its windings - to its incomprehensible subdivisions. 迂回曲折的走廊长得没尽头,匪夷所思的厢房多得数不清.
• This division of the chapter has several subdivisions. 该章这一节里又分成几个小节.
• There are numerous subdivisions of the Department of Justice. 司法部设有许多部门.

英语四级真题

Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low-power appliances and solar panels.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  细分部分;分支;分部
  A subdivision is an area, part, or section of something which is itself a part of something larger.
  例句
  Months are a conventional subdivision of the year. 通常可将一年再按月细分。
• N-COUNT
  分割成的小块土地(供开发住房)
  A subdivision is an area of land for building houses on.
  例句
  Rammick lives high on a ridge in a 400-home subdivision. 拉米克住在高耸的山脊上一片有 400 户人家的地方。