The noun is pronounced /'segmənt/. The verb is pronounced /seg'ment/. 名词读作 /'segmənt/。动词读作 /seg'ment/。
- N-COUNT 部分;片段
A segment of something is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.
- ...the poorer segments of society.
社会中的较贫穷阶层 - ...the third segment of his journey.
他此行的第三程
- (橘子、葡萄柚等水果的)瓣
A segment of fruit such as an orange or grapefruit is one of the sections into which it is easily divided.
- 圆缺;弓形
A segment of a circle is one of the two parts into which it is divided when you draw a straight line through it.
- N-COUNT (市场)细分的部分
A segment of a market is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.
- Three-to-five day cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the market...
3 至 5 天的乘船游览是该市场中发展最快的部分。 - Women's tennis is the market leader in a growing market segment — women's sports.
女子网球正引领着一个逐渐壮大的市场——女子运动市场。
- VERB 细分,划分(市场)
If a company segments a market, it divides it into separate parts, usually in order to improve marketing opportunities.
- The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.
六大唱片公司都是跨国经营,因此能够将世界市场按国家划分。