compartment
US: /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
UK: /kəmpˈɑːtmənt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
compartment /kəm'pɑ:tmənt/- danh từ
- gian, ngăn (nhà, toa xe lửa...)
- (hàng hải) ngăn kín (nước không rỉ qua được) ((cũng) watertight compartment)
- (chính trị) một phần dự luật (để thảo luận trong một thời gian hạn định ở nghị viện Anh)
- to live in watertight compartment
- sống cách biệt mọi người
- ngoại động từ
- ngăn ra từng gian
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 one of the separate sections which a railway carriage is divided into: He found an empty first-class compartment.
2 one of the separate sections that sth such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in: The desk has a secret compartment. + There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
division, section, partition, part, space, chamber, bay, alcove, cell, pigeon-hole, locker, cubby-hole, niche, cubicle, slot:
Each specimen is in its own separate compartment.
Collocation
1 section of a railway carriage
ADJ.
first-class, second-class | non-smoking, smoking | passenger, sleeping, luggage
PREP.
in a/the ~
2 section of a container, etc.
ADJ.
separate | secret | battery, freezer, glove, storage
Your sunglasses are in the glove compartment.
VERB + COMPARTMENT
be divided into
The case is divided into four separate compartments.
PREP.
in a/the ~
Concise dictionary
compartmentskəm'pɑːtməntnoun
+a small space or subdivision for storage
+a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area
