department /diˈpɑ:tmənt/ n.［c］1.部，部门：He works in the business department.他在营业部工作。I’d like a job in a government department.我很想在政府部门工作。 2.系：the department of physics (chemistry) 物理(化学)系Our college has 12 departments. 我们学院有十二个系。