1N-COUNT [oft n NOUN](政府的)部,司,局,处;(企业的)部门,科;(大学的)系,所;(大型商店的)货品区 A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop. (政府的)部,司,局,处;(企业的)部门,科;(大学的)系,所;(大型商店的)货品区
...the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. [+ of]
美国卫生、教育和福利部
He moved to the sales department.
他转到了销售部。
...the geography department of Moscow University.
莫斯科大学地理系
...the jewelry department.
珠宝首饰区
2PHRASE 不是…的职责(或知识)范围;并非…的专长 If you say that a task or area of knowledge is not your department, you mean that you are not responsible for it or do not know much about it. 不是…的职责(或知识)范围;并非…的专长
'I'm afraid the name means nothing to me,' he said. 'That's not my department.'