parson-age /'paisamc^; NAmE 'pairs-/ noun a parson’s house
parson’s 'nose {NAmE also .pope’s 'nose) noun the piece of flesh at
the tail end of a cooked bird, usually a chicken ( xm&fo ) M»l*l
part Otw /part; NAmE pairt/ noun, verb, adv. a noun
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SOME 1 [U] ~ of sth some
but not all of a thing ft: We spent part of the time in the museum.
ficCli& T
o Part of the
building was destroyed in the fire. A # 64 “
nfiftf&fr AXo o Voters are given only part of the story (= only some
of the information). R 44 E K i§ H 7 Ini
„ 0 Part of me
feels sorry for him (= I feel partly, but
not entirely, sorry for him), if
0
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PIECE it lx 2 [C] a section, piece
or feature of sth )4l£;
ft ; f jk ': The early part
of her life was spent in
0 0 We’ve done the difficult
part of the job. mi a 0 The procedure
can be divided into two
parts.
E.—ftV/ftX]IHp$fto 0 The worst part was
having to wait three hours in the rain.
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MEMBER j& .ui 3 [U] a member of sth;
a person or thing that, together with others, makes up a single unit
; rffft: You need to be able to
work as part of a team.
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OF MACHINE i/ifg 4 [C] a piece of a
machine or structure
bP tt; ^ if: aircraft parts ft fl ^ fir 0 the working
parts of the machinery l/ltl Wisf^nP# 0 spare parts |§-
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OF BODY/PLANT ft ft; ftft)] 5 [C] a separate piece
or area of a human or animal body or of a plant fg'ir; bMv;
ft: the parts of the body ft ft — see also
PRIVATE PARTS
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REGION/AREA jf E: KM 6 [C] an area or a
region of the world, a country, a town, etc. .( tfrj?-.
64 ) EM, if E; the northern part of
the country E4 S^W^ pPifeE 0 a plant that grows in
many parts of the world 4i££#^l4j£if
E64“#fJl$!l 0 Which part of
ft/mmmamftmxft, L t pans[Pi.]
(old-fashioned, informal) a region or an area
EM; if E: She’s not from these parts. MAJiE —if 64 A0
o He’s just arrived back from foreign parts, fife W\
/A 4 if
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OF BOOK/SERIES ft; 8 [C] {abbr. pt) a section of a
book, television series,
etc., especially one that is published or broadcast separately (45,
64, ) bP, £P3M an encyclo
pedia published in 25
weekly parts d}®— bM4, ftft 25M*?r64Ef4745o 0 Henry IV, Part n T Hi ❖ The final part will be
shown next Sunday evening. *E-*^TS^A^±fSaio .
.
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FOR ACTOR jjlfu 9 [C] a role played by
an actor in a play,
film/movie, etc.; the words
spoken by an actor in a particular role B
M : She was very good in
the
part. jf
E 'Ml M M £F o 0 Have you learned your
part yet? i/jUfiiki/r'64
o isIT^? 0 (figurative) He’s always playing a part (= pretending to be
sth that he is not).
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INVOLVEMENT ft ft 10 [C, usually sing., U]
the way in which sb/sth is involved in an action or situation #
jjp; ft ft: He had no part in the decision. if ft ft
E^iA/E-c
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IN MUSIC if A 11 [C] music for a
particular voice or instrument in a group singing or playing together £P; ft
SP ; # £P ; & the clarinet part ft fg ^ £|$ 0 four-part
harmony
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EQUAL PORTION 12 [C] a unit of
measurement that
allows you to compare the
different amounts of substances in sth ( )
#14, i4: Add three
parts wine to one part
water. &Jt H fJH# $§iff 0
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IN HAIR 13 [C] (NAmE) = parting n.{2)
IT7T77M the best/better part of sth most of sth, especially
a period of time; more than half of sth ( ft ^ 04 W 64 ) A §P ft,
ft The journey took her the better part of an hour. MH fjc
A 7 if 47ft 7 04 D for
the 'most part mostly; usually ft
ft ;
il # : The
contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists. Kil#A^Jik4ik444l7 for 'my, 'his,
'their, etc. part speaking for myself, etc. ( Mi life, if ill# ) M g nnm personally have a part to play (in sth) to be able to help sth;MW3h, : We all
have a part to play in the
fight against crime, fj ftf 4E P, have/play a part (in
sth)
to be involved in sth ft
ft ^ ft: She plays an active part in local politics. if fR|ft#4if AM.in
/Szfto have/play/
take/want no 'part in/of sth to not be involved or refuse to be
involved in sth, especially because you disapprove of it *#%, 7#A, jgif #0 A (
64^'If )
: I
want no part of this sordid business.
A #AE—^iPAl^o
in
'part partly;
to some extent £P frifo ; f£:
Her
success was due in part to luck. look/dress
the 'part to have an appearance
or wear clothes suitable for a particular job, role or position ft ( IR# ) a man/woman of
(many)
'parts a person with many
skills on
the part of sb/on sb’s part made or done by sb i ^A0f Al: It was an error on my
part. HPJI4!c&4MAo part and parcel of
sth an
essential part of sth JrUgp 2= Keeping the accounts
is part and parcel
of my job. part of the 'furniture
a person or thing that
you are so used to seeing that you no longer notice them JE'lf 7 64 A ( )
; ft ft
B A#t7AfA&jt&4 A ( ) : / worked there so
long that I became part of
the furniture. ^^MM.Xft% XX, take sth in good
'part (BrE) to
accept sth slightly
unpleasant without complaining or being offended jKUMM, ( XA'ItlA
64 ) take part (in sth) to be involved in sth
Cgn participate -, to take part in a discussion/
demonstration/fight/celebration # 40 i4 i£ / 7 M / $
47 0
How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? take sb’s 'part
(BrE) t;o
support sb, for example in an argument ( fEffl
EEE3 side with:
His mother always takes his part. #.£44^ & JH F] # if 0 —
more at discretion, large adj., sum n.
m verb
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LEAVE SB $7I:&A 1 [V] - (from sb) (formal)
if a person
parts from another person,
or two people part, they leave each other MJfl frWl: We parted at the
airport. 4S
ill 4e 4 tH
%h ft ft- T o 0 I hate to part on such bad terms. Affio 0 He has recently
parted from his wife (= they have started to
live apart).
— see also parting
adj.
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KEEP APART Pft $ 2 [VN] [often passive] ~ sb (from sb)
(formal) to prevent sb from
being with sb else ; ft 4F; : I hate being parted from the
children. 4^4®
ft 7 C ft ft o 0 The puppies
were parted from their mother at birth. /hftlSlJL— th4M40'S/fn64^^5447o
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MOVE AWAY ft
ft
3
if two things or parts of things part or you part them, they move away from
each other ft f[; ^Jp; (Sift: [V] The crowd parted in
front of them. Al^tEjf ff]WM^W7 o
0 The
elevator doors parted and out stepped the President. ftf] ftftT, ^fkMffi4 {±| „ o [VN] Her lips were slightly
parted. M64
ft0 o She parted the
curtains a little and looked out. M
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HAIR A A 4 [VN] to divide your hair
into two sections
with a comb, creating a line that goes from
the back of your head to the front ft
ft; A: He parts his
hair in the middle, if Mil ft
ft
A 0 —see also parting
n.( 2)
1SIB1 part 'company
(with/from sb) 1 to leave sb; to end a
relationship with sb Mft; ft ft, This
is where we part company (= go in different
directions). E Ife H in ft ft 64 if ft o 0 The
band have parted company with their manager, ft B ifciA T 0 0
The band and their manager have parted company, ft]A ft ^ M
E fflt iA 7 o 2 to disagree with sb about sth ( ft^X
y ^MULftAfr: Weber parted company with Marx on a number of important issues.
4H0 A4 ASE ^ ft S A 64 ®
± M JAL ft ft o — more at fool n.