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。
隔阂；分歧；差距
divides — plural of divide
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
A separation or difference between people or groups, often causing disagreement.
分隔物
A thing that divides.
分割
An act of dividing.
间隔
A distancing between two people or things.
深谷
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
分水岭
The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
The deep divide between the two political parties made compromise impossible.
两个政党之间的深刻分歧使得妥协变得不可能。
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.
大分水岭是一个山区，它将流向大西洋的河流与流向太平洋的河流分开。
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.
许多国家的贫富差距正在扩大。
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。
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。
与 bridge（弥合）、narrow（缩小）、widen（扩大）等动词连用，表示缩小或拉大差距。
The new policy aims to bridge the divide between urban and rural schools.
这项新政策旨在弥合城乡学校之间的差距。
后接 over，表示围绕某个争议话题产生的分歧，主语常用 there is。
There is a deep divide over how the project should be funded.
在项目应该如何筹资的问题上存在严重分歧。
强调关系破裂，比 divide 更形象
常指组织或团体内部的分裂，语气强于 divide
正式用语，多用于宗教或政治团体，日常使用较少
最接近 divide 的通用名词，强调分开的状态
侧重争论和冲突，较正式
grammar · medium
易错句子There is growing divide between the two sides.
正确表达There is a growing divide between the two sides.
divide 作名词表示“差距、隔阂”时是可数名词，单数形式泛指一种差距时必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易直接照搬“有越来越大的分歧”而漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a growing divide among the rich and the poor.
正确表达There is a growing divide between the rich and the poor.
divide 指两方之间的隔阂或差距，固定搭配是 between；among 只能用于三者或三者以上。这里把富人和穷人当作对立的两方，所以必须用 between。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was transferred to the sales divide last year.
正确表达He was transferred to the sales division last year.
divide 作名词只表示“差距、隔阂、分水岭”这类意义，不能表示机构里的“部门、科室”；表示公司或组织的部门要用 division，这是两个不同名词的搭配分工。
针对'分歧'义的反义
针对'分水岭'义的反义
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
巨大的分歧；分水岭
The issue exposed the great divide between the two parties.
这个问题暴露了两党之间的巨大分歧。
弥合分歧
They held talks to bridge the divide between the communities.
他们举行会谈以弥合社区之间的分歧。
数字鸿沟
The digital divide prevents many rural students from accessing online education.
数字鸿沟使许多农村学生无法接受在线教育。
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缩小分歧
Both sides need to work together to narrow the divide.
双方需要共同努力缩小分歧。