英语词汇“segment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYsegment

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin segmentum, from secare to cut

COLLOCATIONS► market segments

products for a variety of market segments

THESAURUSpiece of something► part

one of the pieces or features of something, for example of an object, place, event, or period of time: Fill in the form, and keep the top part. I spent a month in Austin as part of my training.

► piece

one of several different parts that you join together to make something: One of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle was missing.

► section

a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts, usually with a particular purpose: First-class seats are in the front section of the airplane.

► segment

formal one part of a length of time, quantity, or group. You can also use segment about one of the pieces that a plant or animal naturally divides into: Life has been difficult for this segment of the population since the factory closed. She gave me a segment of the orange.

► portion

formal a part of something larger. Used to compare the part to the whole: The newspaper printed only a small portion of the interview.

► component

formal one of the separate parts of a machine or a system, that is necessary to make the machine or system work: All the components should be tested before they are assembled.

► element

formal a basic or important part of a situation, activity, or experience: Love is an important element in the mother–child relationship, but so is power.

单词	segment
释义	segmentsegment /ˈsɛgmənt/ ●○○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYsegment Origin: 1500-1600 Latin segmentum, from secare to cut Collocations COLLOCATIONS► market segments products for a variety of market segments Thesaurus THESAURUSpiece of something► part one of the pieces or features of something, for example of an object, place, event, or period of time: Fill in the form, and keep the top part. I spent a month in Austin as part of my training. ► piece one of several different parts that you join together to make something: One of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle was missing. ► section a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts, usually with a particular purpose: First-class seats are in the front section of the airplane. ► segment formal one part of a length of time, quantity, or group. You can also use segment about one of the pieces that a plant or animal naturally divides into: Life has been difficult for this segment of the population since the factory closed. She gave me a segment of the orange. ► portion formal a part of something larger. Used to compare the part to the whole: The newspaper printed only a small portion of the interview. ► component formal one of the separate parts of a machine or a system, that is necessary to make the machine or system work: All the components should be tested before they are assembled. ► element formal a basic or important part of a situation, activity, or experience: Love is an important element in the mother–child relationship, but so is power. 1 a part of something that is in some way different from or affected differently than the whole: The program included a short segment about pet owners.segment of A large segment of the population does not exercise at all. products for a variety of market segments► see thesaurus at part12science, biology a part of a fruit, flower, or insect that naturally divides into parts: orange segments3math, geometry the part of a line between two points4math, geometry a part of a circle that is separated from the rest of the circle by a straight line across it [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin segmentum, from secare to cut]—segment /ˈsɛgmənt, sɛgˈmɛnt/ verb [transitive]
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