one of the separate sections that something such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in （家具或设备等的）分隔间，隔层 The desk has a secret compartment. 这书桌有一个秘密暗格。 There is a handy storage compartment beneath the oven. 在烤箱的下面有一个便利的橱柜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- separate
- hidden
- secret
- …
- be divided into
- in a/the compartment
one of the separate sections that a coach on a train is divided into （铁路客车车厢分隔成的）隔间 He found an empty first-class compartment. 他在头等车厢找到了一个空着的隔间。 I opened the door of the compartment. 我打开了隔间的门。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first-class
- second-class
- non-smoking
- …
- in a/the compartment
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire, from late Latin compartiri ‘divide’.