1 V-ERG （使）分开；（使）分散;（使）分裂 When people or things are divided or divide into smaller groups or parts, they become separated into smaller parts. （使）分开；（使）分散;（使）分裂 [Also VERB n]
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The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors. [be VERB-ed + into]
运动对身体的好处可以分为3个方面。
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It will be easiest if we divide them into groups. [VERB noun + into]
如果我们将他们分成小组将是最简单的。
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Divide the pastry in half and roll out each piece. [VERB noun + in]
把油酥面团一分为二，再分别擀成皮。
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We divide into pairs and each pair takes a region. [VERB + into]
我们分成两人一组，每一组负责一个区域。
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Bacteria reproduce by dividing and making copies of themselves. [VERB]
细菌通过分裂和自我复制来繁殖。
2 VERB 分配;分享;分担 If you divide something among people or things, you separate it into several parts or quantities which you distribute to the people or things. 分配;分享;分担 [Also VERB n]
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Paul divides most of his spare time between the study and his bedroom. [V n between/among pl-n]
保罗在大部分空闲时间里要么呆在书房里，要么呆在卧室里。
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Divide the sauce among 4 bowls. [V n + between/among]
把酱汁分到 4 个碗里。
3 VERB 除;除以 If you divide a larger number by a smaller number or divide a smaller number into a larger number, you calculate how many times the smaller number can fit exactly into the larger number. 除;除以
4 VERB 分隔;把…分开;是…的分界线 If a border or line divides two areas or divides an area into two, it keeps the two areas separate from each other. 分隔;把…分开;是…的分界线 [Also V n into pl-n]
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...remote border areas dividing Tamil and Muslim settlements. [VERB noun]
将泰米尔聚居区和穆斯林聚居区隔开的偏远边境地区
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...the artificial line that divides the city. [VERB noun]
划分城市的人为分界线
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...the long frontier dividing Mexico from the United States. [VERB noun + from]
墨西哥和美国之间绵长的边界线
SYN separate, part, split, cut (up)
5 V-ERG （使）产生分歧;(使)意见不一 If people divide over something or if something divides them, it causes strong disagreement between them. （使）产生分歧;(使)意见不一 [Also VERB n preposition]
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She has done more to divide the Conservatives than anyone else. [VERB noun]
她在分裂保守党这件事上所起的作用比任何人都大。
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The democrats are divided over whether to admit him into their group. [VERB-ed]
民主党人就是否允许他加入他们的组织意见不一。
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The party is likely to divide along ideological lines. [VERB prep.]
该党有可能在意识形态上产生分歧。
SYN split, break up, alienate, embroil
6 N-COUNT [usually singular] 明显差异;(常指引起争论的)分歧 A divide is a significant distinction between two groups, often one that causes conflict. 明显差异;(常指引起争论的)分歧
7 N-COUNT [usually singular] （时间、过程的）分界线，分界点 A divide is a moment in time or a point in a process when there is a complete change from one situation to another. （时间、过程的）分界线，分界点
8 N-COUNT 分水岭 A divide is a line of high ground between areas that are drained by different rivers. 分水岭 [US]
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 watershed
9 PHRASE 分而治之 You use divide and rule to refer to a policy which is intended to keep someone in a position of power by causing disagreements between people who might otherwise unite against them. 分而治之 [disapproval]
Phrasal verbs: - divide offdivide up
Quotations
Divide and rule Philip of Macedon
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | divide Also look up: |
| VERB. | categorize, group, segregate, separate, split 1 part, separate, split; (ant.) unite 5 |
| Word Partnership | Use divide with: |
| PREP. | divide into 1 divide among, divide between 2 divide by 3 |
| N. | divide in half 1 divide your time 2 |
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