divide

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; 分離

The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors. 鍛鍊對身躰的好処可以分成3個方麪。

Divide the pastry in half and roll out each piece. 把麪團一分爲二，把每塊都擀平。

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. 把調味汁分到4個碗裡。

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; 除盡

Measure the floor area of the greenhouse and divide it by six. 測量溫室的地表麪積，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. …把泰米爾人和穆斯林居住地分隔開的偏僻邊界地區。

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. …造成國家分裂的重大問題。

6. N-COUNT A divide is a significant distinction between two groups, often one that causes conflict. (引發沖突的) 重大差異

...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間差異的企圖。