/pɑ:ˈtɪʃn ||; pɑrˈtɪʃən/noun1 [C] something that divides a room, office etc into two or more parts, especially a thin or temporary wall (把房间、办公室等隔开的)隔板
2 [U] the division of a country into two or more countries (国家的)分割,划分
partition verb [T]
to partition a country/room 分割一个国家;分隔一个房间