compartment

compartment

英 [kəm'pɑːtm(ə)nt]
　　美 [kəm'pɑrtmənt]

n. [建] 隔間；區劃；臥車上的小客房
　　vt. 分隔；劃分

中文詞源：

compartment 隔間

com-, 強調。-part, 分開，部分。

例句：

1. Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.
發動機艙裡的水由一條軟管抽走。

2. There wasn't enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear.
行李艙沒有足夠的空間放下所有的工具。

3. The compartment is plenty big enough.
這個隔間足夠大瞭。

4. The desk has a secret compartment.
這書桌有一個暗格。

5. The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.
隔壁的車廂隔間裡不間歇的嘈雜談話聲讓我們都很氣惱.