an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete, especially for purposes of calculation; each of the individuals or collocations into which a complex whole may be analysed (构成整体的人、物等的)单位;单元 large areas of land made up of smaller units. 由小单元构成的大片土地。 the sentence as a unit of grammar. 作为语法单位的句子。 the family unit. 家庭单位。 ■a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism ■(尤指复杂机械等具有特定功能的)部件;组件;元件 the gearbox and transmission unit. 齿轮箱与变速器组件。 ■a piece of furniture or equipment for fitting with others like it or made of complementary parts (家具、设备等的)组合件 a sink unit. 洗涤槽单件。 ■a self-contained section of accommodation in a larger building or group of buildings (住房)单元 one- and two-bedroom units. 一卧室和两卧室单元房。 ■a part of an institution such as a hospital having a special function (医院等机构有特殊功能的)部门 the intensive-care unit. 重病监护室。 ■a subdivision of a larger military grouping (大部队的)小队;分队 he returned to Germany with his unit. 他和他的小队一起回到了德国。 ■a self-contained part of a course (课程)单元 students take three compulsory core units. 学生们必修三个核心单元。 ■an item manufactured 单件 [as modifier]unit cost. 单位成本。 ■(US)a police car (美)警车 he eased into his unit and flicked the siren on. 他钻入警车,拉响了警笛。 ■(Brit.)the smallest measure of investment in a unit trust (英)股份单位(单位信托投资公司的最小股份)
a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed (计量,记数用的)单位 a unit of measurement. 计量单位。 fifty units of electricity. 50单位的电流。
the number one 一 ■(units)the digit before the decimal point in decimal notation, representing an integer less than ten 个位数
语源
late 16th cent. (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit