n (1)(文章中的)段(节) (part of a piece of writing made up of a group of sentences and shown by starting a new line)[C]：When you write， each new～must begin on a fresh line. 你书写时，每一个新的段落都必须另起一行。The topic of every～was carefully introduced in its first sentence. 每一段的主题都在第一个句子中作了精心的介绍。

(2)短讯(评) (short separate item of news or comment in a newspaper)[C]：an editorial～短评;There are a couple of～s about football on page three of today's paper. 今天报纸的第三版上有好几篇关于足球的短讯。

(3)段落号，节号(mark used to indicate where a new paragraph should begin);

vt 将……分段 (divide(writing)into paragraphs)[T+n]：～an essay 把一篇文章分段;The Revised Version is much better～ed than the Authorized. 修定本《圣经》比钦定本《圣经》的章节划分得好得多。