a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems同义词:watershed, water parting
动词 divide:
separate into parts or portions同义词:split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
perform a division同义词:fraction
act as a barrier between; stand between同义词:separate
come apart同义词:separate, part
make a division or separation同义词:separate
force, take, or pull apart同义词:separate, disunite, part
例句
The class is divided in opinion.整个班级意见有分歧。
Six divided by two is three.六除以二得三。
She divided the food into four equal shares.她把食物分成相同的四份。
详细解释
di.vide v.(动词)di.vid.ed,di.vid.ing,di.vides v.tr.(及物动词) To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches.See Synonyms at separate 分割,分离:分成几部分、几块、几组或几个分枝参见 separateTo sector into units of measurement; graduate.刻尺度:将计量单位标以刻度;划分度数To separate and group according to kind; classify.分类:把…按种类分类或分组;分类 To separate into opposing factions; disunite:使分成对立的派别;使分裂:例句:.They want not to divide either the Revolution or the Church but to be an integral part of both.(Conor Cruise O`Brien).他们既不想分裂革命党也不想分裂教会派,而是想集二者之成.(康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩) To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con.表决:使(国会成员)分成赞成与反对的两组进行投票To separate from something else; cut off:分开:把…跟别的东西分开;分离:例句:divided the boys from the girls for gym class.上体育课时把男孩跟女孩分开 To apportion among a number.See Synonyms at distribute 数字分配参见 distributeMathematics【数学】 To subject to the process of division.除法:依除法的过程而定To be an exact divisor of.以…来除:成为…的精确除数v.intr.(不及物动词) To become separated into parts.分开:分成几部分To branch out, as a river.成支流:分叉,如河流To form into factions; take sides.分裂:分帮结派;分裂To vote by dividing.表决:分组进行表决Mathematics To perform the operation of division.【数学】 做除法:做除法运算Biology To undergo cell division.【生物学】 进行细胞分裂n.(名词)A dividing point or line:分界线或分界点:例句:.would clearly tip the court . . . across a dangerous constitutional divide.(Lawrence H. Tribe).越过危险的宪法界限将会使法庭明显地倾斜.(劳伦斯H.拉伯姆) A ridge of land; a watershed.陆脊;分水线 来源:Middle English dividen 中古英语 dividen from Latin dovidere 源自 拉丁语 dovidere do-, dis- [dis-] do-, dis- [分离] -videre [to separate] -videre [分开] 【引伸】 divid.able adj.(形容词)