divide
verb
noun
dɪəˈvaɪd
verb
1
SEPARATE
分开
if
something
divides,
or
if
you
divide
it,
it
separates
into
two
or
more
parts
（把…）分成〔若干部分〕
I,T
divide
sth
into
sth
Scientists
traditionally
divide
the
oceans
into
zones.
科学家传统上都把海洋划分成区。
The
book
is
divided
into
six
sections.
本书分为六部分。
[+
into
]
Here,
the
river
divides
into
three
channels.
从这里开始，这条河分为三条河道。
2
KEEP SEPARATE
隔开
also
又作
to
keep
two
areas
separate
from
each
other
把〔两个区域〕隔开
T
The
Wall
used
to
divide
East
and
West
Berlin.
过去这堵墙把东、西柏林隔开。
divide
sth
from
sth
Only
a
thin
curtain
divided
her
cabin
from
his.
她和他的隔间仅用一条薄薄的帘子隔开。
3
SHARE
分享
also
又作
to
separate
something
into
parts
and
share
them
between
people
分配，分享
T
divide
sth
between/among
sb/sth
The
money
will
be
divided
equally
among
the
charities.
这笔钱将被平分给各慈善机构。
4
SPEND TIME/ENERGY
花费时间/精力
if
you
divide
your
time,
energy
etc
between
different
activities
or
places,
you
spend
part
of
your
time
doing
each
activity
or
in
each
place
把〔时间、精力等〕分别用于 （分散使用于）
T
divide
sth
between
sth/sb
She
divides
her
time
between
New
York
and
Paris.
她一部分时间在纽约，一部分时间在巴黎。
5
MATHEMATICS
数学
a.
to
calculate
how
many
times
one
number
contains
a
smaller
number
b.
to
be
contained
exactly
in
a
number
one
or
more
times
除尽
T I
divide
sth
by
sth
If
you
divide
21
by
3,
you
get
7.
21 除以 3 等于 7。
‘What’s
six
divided
by
three?’
‘Two’.
“ 6 除以 3 等于几？”“等于 2。”
[+
into
]
8
divides
into
64.
8 能除尽 64。
6
DISAGREE
分歧
to
make
people
disagree
so
that
they
form
groups
with
different
opinions
使对立，使产生分歧
T
The
issue
of
cloning
has
sharply
divided
voters.
克隆问题使选民分化成截然对立的阵营。
7
divide and rule/conquer
to
defeat
or
control
people
by
making
them
argue
with
each
other
instead
of
opposing
you
分而治之/分化以征服
8
divided loyalties
a
feeling
you
have
when
two
people
you
like
have
argued
and
you
are
not
sure
which
person
you
should
support
两难的忠诚，左右为难的忠心
Divorce
is
an
agony
of
divided
loyalties
for
children.
父母离婚使孩子面对左右为难的痛苦。
a
deeply
divided
society
严重对立的社会
The
committee
was
divided
over
the
proposal.
委员会在这一提议上意见有分歧。
noun
9
a
strong
difference
between
the
beliefs
or
way
of
life
of
groups
of
people,
that
may
make
them
hate
each
other
〔尤指不同群体在信仰或生活方式上的〕差异，差别
The
North/South
divide
is
characteristic
of
Britain.
南北差异是英国的典型特征。
cultural/political/racial
etc
divide
people
on
both
sides
of
the
political
divide
政治分歧的双方
10
a
line
of
high
ground
between
two
river
systems
[美] 分水岭，分水线;
AmE