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subdivide sth into sth
subdivide 作及物动词时，直接接被分割的对象，用 into 引出分成的部分。
The developer plans to subdivide the estate into 200 plots.
开发商计划把这块地产再分成200块地皮。
再分；细分
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再分；细分
subdivide
The developer plans to subdivide the estate into 200 plots.
开发商计划把这块地产再分成200块地皮。
分成更小的部分；细分。
To divide into smaller sections.
把划分的部分再分成更小的部分。
To divide divisions into smaller divisions.
subdivide
Base
原形
subdivides
3rd person
第三人称单数
subdividing
-ing
现在分词
subdivided
Past
过去式
subdivided
Past participle
过去分词
We subdivide the land into smaller plots.
我们把这块地细分成更小的地块。
The city subdivided the area into residential zones.
该市把这个区域细分为住宅区。
They have subdivided the property into two lots.
他们已将这处房产细分成两块地。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均直接加 -ed；可作及物或不及物动词，意为“再分、细分”。
The city council decided to subdivide the large plot into six smaller building lots.
市议会决定把这块大地皮再分成六块较小的建房用地。
Farmland was subdivided over the years as families sold off pieces.
这些农田多年来被一次次细分，因为各家各户把地块零散出售。
The teacher asked the students to subdivide the topic into three short paragraphs.
老师让学生把这个话题再分成三段短文。
subdivide 作及物动词时，直接接被分割的对象，用 into 引出分成的部分。
The developer plans to subdivide the estate into 200 plots.
开发商计划把这块地产再分成200块地皮。
subdivide 也可作不及物动词，表示某物自身分成若干部分，不接宾语。
The large room subdivides into three smaller offices.
这个大房间再分成三间较小的办公室。
被动语态 be subdivided into sth 常用于描述土地等被划分成若干部分。
The old farm was subdivided into residential lots.
这片旧农场被再分成多块住宅用地。
Not this
The cell subdivide into two daughter cells.
Use this
The cell subdivides into two daughter cells.
英语一般现在时中，第三人称单数主语（the cell）后的动词要加 -s，而汉语没有词形变化，学习者容易漏掉这个 s；subdivide 的第三人称单数是 subdivides，所以改为 subdivides。
Not this
The class was subdivided in four small groups.
Use this
The class was subdivided into four small groups.
表示“分成若干部分/组”时，subdivide 与介词 into 搭配，构成 subdivide into；in 表示位置或范围，不能表达“分成”的意思，所以要把 in 改为 into。
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把……再分成；将……细分为
The large hall was subdivided into several small classrooms.
这个大礼堂被再分成了几间小教室。
细分土地；将土地再分
They want to subdivide the land to build more houses.
他们想细分这块土地，以便建造更多房屋。
把区域进一步划分；细分区域
The country is subdivided into ten provinces.
该国被进一步划分为十个省。
把房间再分隔
We subdivided the room into two workspaces with a partition.
我们用隔板把房间再分成两个工作区。
细分地产；将地产再分
They subdivided the property into six plots.
他们把这处地产再分成了六块地皮。
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联想：sub（在下）+ divide（分）→ 在分好的部分下再分，就是细分。
语域：mixed 常见场景：real estate development、technical or academic writing、mathematics subdivide 的语体视语境而定：在一般技术或学术描述中比较中性，在法律或土地规划等正式场合则偏正式；日常口语较少用，通常可直接用 divide 或 split 表达。
These all rhyme with subdivide: divide, provide, decide, hide, guide, and side share the stressed /aɪ/ followed by /d/. Beware similar-looking words that do not rhyme: subsidize /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ ends in /z/, and subsidiary /səbˈsɪdiəri/ has a different stress and vowel.
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