partition² v [T] 1 to divide a country or area into two or more parts 划分，把〔国家或地区〕分割 2 also 又作 partition sth ↔ off to divide a room into two parts by building a thin wall 隔开，分隔〔房间〕: The Principal's office was partitioned off at one end of the room. 校长办公室是从这房间的一端隔出来的。