divide
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When people or things are divided or divide into smaller groups or parts, they become separated into smaller parts. 分割; 分离
The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors. 锻炼对身体的好处可以分成3个方面。
Divide the pastry in half and roll out each piece. 把面团一分为二,把每块都擀平。
2. V-T 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
Divide the sauce among 4 bowls. 把调味汁分到4个碗里。
3. V-T 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; 除尽
Measure the floor area of the greenhouse and divide it by six. 测量温室的地表面积,再除以6。
4. V-T 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
...remote border areas dividing Tamil and Muslim settlements. …把泰米尔人和穆斯林居住地分隔开的偏僻边界地区。
5. V-T/V-I If people divide over something or if something divides them, it causes strong disagreement between them. 使不和; 不和
...the major issues that divided the country. …造成国家分裂的重大问题。
6. N-COUNT A divide is a significant distinction between two groups, often one that causes conflict. (引发冲突的) 重大差异
...a deliberate attempt to create a Hindu-Muslim divide in India. …蓄意在印度制造印度教徒和穆斯林教徒之间差异的企图。
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divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (dividing,divided,divides)
剑桥词典
- Knead the dough well, then divide it into four pieces .
- Texas is divided into 254 counties .
- The work has been divided into smaller , more manageable sections .
- Human prehistory is divided into three successive periods : the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
- The money was divided equally between several worthy causes .
divide verb (SEPARATE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to (cause to) separate into parts or groups
(使)分开;(使)分组
At the end of the lecture , I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups . 讲座结束后,我想让所有学生分成几个讨论小组。
After the Second World War Germany was divided into two separate countries . 第二次世界大战之后,德国被分成了两个独立的国家。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to share
分享;分摊
I think we should divide (up) the costs equally among/between us. 我认为我们应该平均分摊这些费用。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
If something divides two areas , it marks the edge or limit of them.
分隔,隔开
There's a narrow alley that divides our house from the one next door . 一条窄窄的小巷将我们的房子和邻居的隔开了。
This path marks the dividing line between my land and my neighbour's. 这条路是我和邻居的土地分界线。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to use different amounts of something for different purposes or activities
分配
She divides her time between her apartment in New York and her house in the Berkshires. 她有时住在纽约的公寓,有时住在伯克郡的小屋。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ] UK
If Members of Parliament divide, they vote by separating into two groups , one group who want the law that is being voted on to be accepted and one group who are against it.
(议会等)分赞成和反对两组进行表决
After a lengthy debate , MPs/the House of Commons divided. 经过长时间的辩论,下议院议员最终进行了分组表决。
例句
divide verb (DISAGREE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 often passive ]to cause a group of people to disagree about something
(使)产生分歧,(使)意见相左
The party is divided on/over the issue of capital punishment . 该党在死刑问题上意见不统一。
divide and rule
a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by causing disagreements among other people so that they are unable to oppose you
分而治之
divide verb (CALCULATE)
divide sth by sthto calculate the number of times that one number fits (exactly ) into another
用…除…
10 divided by 5 is/equals 2. 10除以5等于2。
比较
multiply
subtract
divide (sth) into sth
If a number divides into another number , it fits (exactly ) into it when multiplied a particular number of times .
(…)除…
What do you get if you divide 6 into 18? 6除18等于多少?
2 divides into 10 five times . 2除10等于5。 返回 divide