divide

vt

• ① 分割,划分;分离;隔开;分类
  • He divided the cake into six pieces [servings].他把蛋糕分成六块[六人份]。
  • The room is divided into two sections.那个房间分隔成两部分。
  • He divided his books according to their subject.他按题材把他的书本分类。
  • She divided the books into fiction and nonfiction.她把那些书分类为小说及非小说。
  • The wall divides my land from his.这道墙把我的土地跟他的隔开。

• ② 分配;分享
  • How shall we divide up the food?我们要怎样分这食物?
  • They divided the money equally between [among] themselves.他们自己均分那笔钱(★两人时用between,三人以上则用among)。
  • He divided his energies evenly between work and recreation.他把他的精力平分给工作与娱乐。
  • They divided their profits with their employees.他们与员工分享利润。

• ③ 使不合;使(意见、关系等)分裂;使三心二意
  • The question divided the group.那个问题使该小组分裂。
  • They were divided in their opinions.他们意见分歧。
  • Opinion is divided on that issue.对那个问题,大家意见分歧。
  • The party was divided against itself.那个政党发生了内讧。

• ④ 【英】把(议会等)分成正反派(以表决赞成与否)(★通常用被动式)
  • The House is divided on the issue of tax reform.议会就税赋改革问题付诸表决。

• ⑤ 【数】1除2除尽
  • Divide 8 by 2 [Divide 2 into 8], and you get 4.=8 divided by 2 is [equals, gives] 4.8除以2得4。
  • 9 divides 27.9除得尽27。