n.

1. 【书】分手；告别[U]
   I meant to go away quietly, but your kindness made the parting doubly hard.

   我本想悄悄离去，可你的善意却使分别更加难了。

   They were on the verge of tears at parting.

   他们分手时几乎要哭出来了。

2. 分离；分裂[U]
3. 分界线；分界处[C]
4. 【英】（头发的）分开线[C]
   He used to have a side parting, but now he wants a centre parting.

   以前他的头发是边分的，而现在他想要中分。

a.[B]

1. 离别的，临别的
   Only after parting kisses to his wife and children did he get on the train.

   给了妻子和孩子临别的吻后，他才上火车。

   a parting gift

   临别赠品

2. 分开的，分隔的
3. 临终的
   parting injunctions

   临终嘱咐

n.

1. the action of moving away or being separated from someone.
2. the action of dividing something into parts.
3. Brit. a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side.