n.

1. 分开；分割；划分[U][（+into）]
   They are against the partition of that country into two independent states.

   他们反对把那个国家分割为独立的两个国家。

2. （分割而成的）部分；分隔间[C]
3. 分隔物；隔墙；隔板[C]
   Folding partitions separated the living and dining areas.

   摺叠式的隔板将起居和吃饭的地方分开。

vt.

1. 把……分成部分，分割[（+into）]
   The large room was partitioned into five offices.

   那个大房间被分隔成五个办公室。

2. （用隔板等）隔开[（+into/off）]
   He partitioned off part of the room as a study.

   他将房间一部分隔开作书房。

n.

1. (especially with reference to a country) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.
2. a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall.
3. Chemistry  the distribution of a solute between two immiscible solvents in contact with one another, in accordance with its differing solubility in each.
4. Computing  each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage.

v.

1. divide into parts.
2. divide or separate by erecting a partition.