divide是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

• 1 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。

• 2 to 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。

  • 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。

• 3 a difference or separation -- 分歧；隔阂

  • The divide between the rich and the poor in this country is continuing to grow. 该国富人与穷人之间的隔阂日趋扩大。