Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1544
divide
隔阂；分歧；差距
核心释义
A separation or difference between people or groups, often causing disagreement.
- 1.
分隔物
A thing that divides.
- 2.
分割
An act of dividing.
- 3.
间隔
A distancing between two people or things.
- 4.
深谷
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
- 5.
分水岭
The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
分界线；分隔物；分水岭；分水界；峡谷；深谷；沟壑；分开；分割；分隔物
用法In use
The deep divide between the two political parties made compromise impossible.
用法提示：名词“divide”表示“分歧”，指双方之间的严重意见不合。
The Great Divide is a mountainous region that separates rivers flowing to the Atlantic from those flowing to the Pacific.
用法提示：名词“divide”表示“分水岭”，指分隔不同水系的陆地隆起。
There is a growing divide between rich and poor in many countries.
用法提示：名词“divide”表示“差异”或“鸿沟”，常指社会或经济上的差距。
the divide between A and B
常指两个群体、地区或观念之间的隔阂、差距或分界线，后接 between 引出双方。
The divide between the two communities has grown wider in recent years.
近年来，这两个群体之间的隔阂越来越大。
bridge the divide (between A and B)
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the divide between
- 之间的分歧
- The divide between the two parties seems to be widening.两党之间的分歧似乎正在扩大。
- bridge the divide
- 弥合分歧
- Efforts are being made to bridge the divide between management and workers.正在努力弥合管理层与工人之间的分歧。
- deepen the divide
- 加深分歧
- The new policy only served to deepen the divide between the rich and the poor.新政策只会加深贫富之间的分歧。
- cultural divide
- 文化差异
- The cultural divide between the two countries is huge.这两个国家之间的文化差异巨大。
- political divide
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一条分界线把人群或山脉一分为二，记住 divide 是‘分歧’和‘分水岭’。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性语体。含义一：分歧，常用于政治、社会等语境；含义二：分水岭，地理学术语，用于地理学、水文学。两种含义均无明显语体偏向。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时意为‘分歧；分水岭’，可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end in '-ide' and rhyme with /aɪd/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.