| 单词 | compartmentalize |
| 释义 | compartmentalize (once / 74336 pages) v When you separate something into smaller sections or categories, you compartmentalize it. Sometimes people compartmentalize their feelings in order to understand them better. Someone who compartmentalizes his own life tends to sort its different parts, keeping work life completely removed from recreation or family life, for example. A college student might find that a good way to prepare for a history exam is to compartmentalize each decade and study them separately. The verb compartmentalize comes from the noun compartment, itself from the Old French compartiment, "part partitioned off," from the Late Latin compartiri, "to divide." WORD FAMILYcompartmentalize: compartmentalization, compartmentalized, compartmentalizes, compartmentalizing+/compartment: compartmental, compartmentalise, compartmentalize, compartments/compartmental: compartmentally/compartmentalise: compartmentalisation, compartmentalised USAGE EXAMPLESLater, he taught overseas suppliers how to shield production lines and compartmentalize information to avoid leaks. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He is able to compartmentalize most things, often arguing that the only lamentable issues are the ones in your control. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Sanders is right to slam the author for compartmentalizing empathy. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) v separate into isolated compartments or categories You cannot compartmentalize your life like this! Syn|Hyper compartmentalise, cut up disunite, divide, part, separate force, take, or pull apart |
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