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| /dɪˈvaɪd/ |
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| 1 | divide T to separate people or things into smaller groups or parts 分开；分割 |
| Divide the pastry and roll out one part. 把面团切开，把其中一部分擀薄。 |
| divide sth into pairs/groups/parts etc Divide the class into three groups. 把全班人分成3个小组。 |
| | 1a | I to have separate parts or form into separate groups 分成…部分 | | +into The film divides into two distinct halves. 影片分成明显不同的两半。 | |
| | 1b | T to separate something into smaller parts and share the parts between people 分享 | | Work out how you would like to divide the money. 算出你们如何分这笔钱。 | | divide sth between/among sb After his death his property was divided among his children. 他死后，他的财产就由他的孩子们平分。 | |
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| 2 | T to keep two or more areas or parts separate 把…隔开 |
| the wall that divides the playground and the sports field 把操场和运动场隔开的墙 |
| divide sth from sth The railway divides their family’ s land from the plains below. 铁路把他们家的地和下面的大片平地隔开。 |
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| 3 | I/T to do a mathematical calculation to find out how many times a number contains a smaller number . This is usually shown by the symbol ÷ 除，除以（通常用符号÷表示） |
| divide sth by sth Divide 9 by 3. 用3除9。 |
| 10 divided by 2 is 5. 10除以2等于5。 |
| +by Add 50 to your original number, then divide by six. 把你原来的数字加上50，然后除以6。 |
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| 4 | T to be the cause of disagreement between people , especially within a group 使产生分歧；（尤指）使分裂 |
| a subject that divided the nation 造成国民意见分歧的话题 |
| The ruling class was divided by internal conflicts. 统治阶级由于内部冲突而分裂。 |
| | 4a | I to disagree and form smaller groups 分裂 | | divide along party/religious/ethnic etc lines (=according to your political party, religion, race etc) MPs look certain to divide along party lines. 根据政党/宗教/种族划分界限 | |
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| 5 | I if a road divides, it separates into two roads （道路）分开，分岔 |
| When the road divides, take the left-hand route. 道路分岔时走左边那条路。 |
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| 6 | I if a cell in a plant or animal divides, it separates into two cells so that a new cell is formed （细胞）分裂 |
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| - | divide and rule
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| to keep control over people who might oppose you , by encouraging disagreement or fighting among them |
| 分而治之 |
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| The empire was maintained through a strategy of divide and rule. 这个帝国靠分而治之的策略维持着统治。 |
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| - | divide your time between
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| to do one thing or be in one place for some of the time , and do another thing or be in another place for the rest of the time |
| 在…之间分配时间 |
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| She divides her time between teaching and research. 她把时间分配在教学和科研两方面。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | diˈvide into |
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| | divide sth into sth: to do a mathematical calculation to find out how many times a smaller number will fit into a larger number 用…除 | Divide 3 into 9. 用3除9。 | |
| - | diˌvide ˈoff |
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| | to keep one area separate from another 把…隔开 | the fence that divided off the women’ s section 把女性区隔开的围栏 | |
| - | diˌvide ˈup |
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| 1 | T divide11 | +into Divide the children up into groups of four. 把孩子们分成每4人一组。 | | a secret Soviet-German pact for dividing up Europe in 1940 1940年瓜分欧洲的苏德秘密条约 | |
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| 2 | I divide11a | +into Let’ s divide up into groups now. 我们现在分成小组吧。 | |
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| 3 | T divide11b | The money will be divided up among five different charities. 这笔钱将在5个不同的慈善机构间平分。 | |
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