Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1544
divide
分开；分割；划分
To split or separate into two or more parts.
- 1.
To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
把(某物)分成两个或更多部分。
- 2.
To separate into two or more parts.
分成两个或更多部分。
- 3.
To share (something) by dividing it.
通过分配来分享(某物)。
- 4.
To cause (a group of people) to disagree.
使(一群人)产生分歧。
- 5.
To calculate the quotient number by which another one (the divisor) is multiplied to produce a second number (the dividend).
计算商数,即除数乘以商得到被除数。
- 6.
To be a divisor of.
是......的除数。
- 7.
To reproduce by either mitosis or meiosis.
通过有丝分裂或减数分裂进行繁殖。
- 8.
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
在意见或利益上使不和；使产生敌意；使争执。
- 9.
To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the nays.
在议会等立法机构中,成员分成两派(如分站大厅两侧或进入不同投票厅)投票,即赞成者与反对者分开。
- 10.
To split (something) into regular steps or intervals; to mark with degrees; to graduate.
将(某物)分成规则的步长或间隔；标刻度；分度。
- 11.
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
以华丽风格或加变奏演奏或演唱。
分配；分发；除；除以；使产生分歧；使分裂；离间；整除；是…的约数；（细胞等）分裂；分裂生殖
In use
We need to divide the work among the team members.
The teacher divided the class into small groups.
She is dividing the cake into equal slices.
Verb forms
base divide · third person divides · -ing dividing · past divided · past participle divided
Connections
Collocations
- divide into
- 把……分成；分成
- The teacher divided the class into four groups.老师把全班分成四组。
- divide among
- 在……之间分配；分给
- They divided the prize money among the three winners.他们把奖金分给三位获奖者。
- divide by
- 用……除；除以
- To get the average, divide the total by the number of items.要得到平均值，将总数除以项目数。
- be divided over
- 对……意见不一；在……上有分歧
- The board members were divided over whether to accept the offer.董事会成员对是否接受该提议意见不一。
- divide one's time between
- 把时间分配在……之间；在……之间分配时间
- She divides her time between her job and her studies.她把时间分配在工作与学习之间。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 divide 里的 vide 像 video：把视频(video)分成两半，平分给两个人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面说明、课堂讲解 “divide”在表示“分开、分割”时，口语和书面语中都较常用，语体比较中性。日常描述、说明性文字和课堂教学里都可以自然使用；没有明显的正式或随意倾向，具体语体往往随搭配和语境变化，建议按场合自然选择。
Grammar Note
区分及物与不及物用法，常用介词 into, between, among
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with divide: each contains the same final sound /-aɪd/. Provide shares not only the rhyme but also the exact spelling chunk -vide (as in divide). Beware lookalikes such as divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ and division /dɪˈvɪʒən/: they begin like divide but are pronounced differently and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.