(1) 部门，系(one of several separate divisions or branches of a government， company， shop university， etc having a specialized function) [C](缩写dept)：the Education/Defence/Health/Treasury D～教育部/国防部/卫生部/财政部;Statistics/State D～(英)统计局/(美)国务院;the D～of Education/the Environment/Justice 教育部/环境保护部/司法部;the business/(export) sales/fire～营销科/(出口)销售科/消防科;the police/out-patients/emergency～警察局/门诊部/急诊部;the men's/children's(clothing)/menswear/shoe/toy～男服部/童装部/男装部/鞋部/玩具部;the French/history/philosophy～法语系/历史系/哲学系;the～of foreign languages/chemistry外语系/化学系;～store 百货店;〖同〗division，branch，bureau，section;

(2)(法国的)行政区(administrative district， eg in France) [C]：Bordeaux， France， is in the～of Gironde. 法国的波尔多在盖伦特县。〖同〗district，division，province;

(3) 专长(责)(activity or subject for which a person is particularly responsible) [C](infml)(BrE)：I'm not going to repair the vacuum cleaner; that's your～. 我不修那吸尘器，那是你的事。Don't ask me about our finances：that's my wife's～. 别问我我们家的收入——那由我妻子管。

→͵depart′mental adj 部门的