parting

n 1 [C, U] (act of) leaving sb; departure 离开某人; 分别; 分手: a tearful parting 洒泪而别 * [attrib 作定语] a parting kiss 离别一吻. 2 [C] (US part) line where the hair is combed away in different directions （头发的）分缝. =>illus at hair 见hair插图. 3 (idm 习语) a/the ,parting of the `ways (a) place where a road, etc divides into two （道路等的）一分为二的地方; 三岔路口; 丁字街. (b) point at which one has to decide between two courses of action 须在两者间做出抉择之点. a ,parting `shot action or comment, esp an unfriendly or unkind one, made by a person as he departs 临别的言行（尤指不友好的或恶意的）. Cf 参看 Parthian shot.

partake, parterre, parthenogenesis, Parthian shot, partial, partiality, partially, participant, participate, participation, participial, participle, particle, particoloured, particular, particularity, particularization, particularisation, particularize, particularize, particularise, particularly, partisan, partisanship, partition, partitive, partly, partner, partnership, partook, partridge, parts, parturition, party, party line, party political, party politics, party spirit, party-wall, parvenu, paschal, pass,