Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1544
divide
/diˈvaid/
noun
隔阂；分歧；差距
A separation or difference between people or groups, often causing disagreement.
- 1.
A thing that divides.
分隔物
- 2.
An act of dividing.
分割
- 3.
A distancing between two people or things.
间隔
- 4.
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
深谷
- 5.
The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
分水岭
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
In use
The deep divide between the two political parties made compromise impossible.
The Great Divide is a mountainous region that separates rivers flowing to the Atlantic from those flowing to the Pacific.
There is a growing divide between rich and poor in many countries.
Connections
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
- 政治分歧
- The political divide in the country is becoming more pronounced.该国的政治分歧正变得更加明显。
Learner notes
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’。
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。
Grammar Note
作名词时意为‘分歧；分水岭’，可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end in '-ide' and rhyme with /aɪd/.
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。
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