英 [dɪˈpɑːtmənt] 美 [dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]
n. （组织或机构中的）部，司，系，处，科；（商场里的）部；<非正式>专长，专责；（法国等国的）省
复数departments
department /dɪˈpɑːtmənt/ CET4 TEM4
可数名词 A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop. (政府、企业等机构的) 部; (大学的) 系; (大型商店的) 部门
...the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
…美国健康和公共事业部。
He moved to the sales department.
他调到了销售部。
a specialized division of a large organization
you'll find it in the hardware department
同义词： section
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
a specialized sphere of knowledge
baking is not my department ; his work established a new department of literature
所谓部门(department)就是诸如生 产、会计、工程等在一起工作，具有相似的技能或使用同类 的知识、工具、技巧来完成其工作的人的一个群体。
皇马俱乐部国际事务部(Department)主任布特拉格诺与天津泰达俱乐部办公室主任张辉分歧代表球队出席并互赠礼物。
Department（系）：学校、学院或大学中根据专业学科划分的行政分支（如英语系、历史系）。
... apartment n.房间，套间；|美|公寓 公寓都是一个个隔开的 department n. 部，局，处，科，部门；系，学部 partial a. 部分的；偏袒的 ...
departmental 部门的；各县的；分科的
He moved to the sales department.
他调到了销售部。
She resigned as head of department.
她辞去了部门主管的职务。
His department will merge with mine.
他的部门将和我的合并。
The Department of Education reported last year that about two-thirds of graduates from four-year colleges had student loan debt.
VOA : special.2010.04.15
And apart from this executive education department, but I also report to the deputy dean here at the Sloan school management.
除了向教育部门汇报情况外，我还得,向副院长汇报。
媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
but I'm more in the biology department, so that's about all I can tell you on that front.
但是我是生物系的，所以我能说的就这么多了，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 对于未来的技术
State Department official Marianne Craven says Fulbrighters not only want to learn, but also to help improve international understanding.
VOA : special.2009.02.12
The action will let the Treasury Department block or seize any of their money within reach of United States laws.
VOA : special.2009.04.18
When a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic turned him away last month, he lost the battle.
While the tactic works for discounters like Wal-Mart, it has not motivated department-store shoppers.
The Federal Transit Administration, an arm of the Department of Transportation, has even explicitly promoted SILOs.