词典释义：
a separate section or part of something, in particular
分离部分；分隔的空间，尤指：
a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions
（铁路客车的）隔间，车厢
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a first-class compartment .头等车厢。
a section of a container in which certain items can be kept separate from others
分格；夹层；分隔间
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there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment .冷冻室里有一些冰淇淋。
a division of a ship's hull
船舱
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the aft cargo compartment .船尾货舱。
〈喻〉 隔绝处，隔离处
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religion and politics should be kept in different compartments .宗教和政治应该完全分离。
【纹章】 盾牌下方所镌的草墩或其他基底。
divide (something) into separate parts or sections
分隔；划分
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the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls .这些建筑物将被防火墙分隔开。
"mid 16th cent.： from French
