v (1) 分(割，开)，划分((cause to) separate into part， groups or branches) [I， I+adv(up)， I+prep(into)，I+adv(up)+prep(into)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)，T+n+prep(into)，T+n+adv(up)+prep(into)]：(train)～at York(火车)在约克郡客货车厢分开;(road)～at the bottom of the hill(路)在山脚下分岔;(river)～there(河)在那儿分开;The curtain～d at seven. 7点开幕。We～d into four teams. 我们分成四队。The table～d into two separate parts.桌子分成两部分。The group～d into three. 小组一分为三。～a class/a field/a farm/the children 把一个班/一片地/一农场/孩子们划分开;～a line into two equal parts/the money into three equal amounts/the meadow into two sections/the land into a few home sites 把一条线分成两个等线段/钱分成三等份/草地分成两部分/土地分成几块住宅基地;～sth into two/four 把……分成两/四份;～sth in two/four/half 把……分成两份/四份/两半;～a house into flats/a novel into chapters/a class (up) into groups 把房子分成套房/小说分成章/班分成组;〖同〗separate， split， part;〖反〗connect， unite， join， attach;

(2) 分(隔)开(separate or come between (two people or things)) [T+adv+prep(from)]：The channel～s England from France. 英吉利海峡把英国和法国分隔开来。The Red Sea～s Africa from Asia.红海把亚洲和非洲分隔开来。The wall/fence～s their garden from/and ours. 墙/篱笆把他们的花园和我们的花园隔开来。A mountain chain～s France from/and Spain. 山脉把法国和西班牙分隔开来。

(3) 分(享，担)(separate and distribute among a number or share) [I，T+n， T+n+adv(out/up)，T+n+prep(between/among/with)]：We all～equally. 我们平均分享(担)。～labour/grief 分担劳动/分忧;～candy/money 分糖果/钱;～out(up)the money/the food/the reward 分钱/食品/报酬;～the work between the people/the sweets between the children 让人们分担工作/给小孩分糖;～some money/some food among the women 给女人们分钱/食品;～a cake/the food/the land(up/out) between (among) some people 把蛋糕/食物/土地分给人们;～a cake with one's brother 和兄弟分享蛋糕;〖同〗distribute， share， portion;

(4) 分配(split sth up，esp one's time，and use different amounts of it for different purposes)[T+n，T+n+prep(between)]：～one's energy/one's time/one's attention between politics and business (two things) 把精力/时间/注意力分别用于政治和业务(两件事情);

(5) 使意见分歧(不和)(cause (people) to become different or disagree) [T+n]：No quarrel/disagreement shall～us. 不要让争吵/分歧意见破坏我们的团结。The issue/proposal/bad feelings～d the committee members. 那问题/那建议/坏情绪使委员们意见分歧。Their education～d the people. 所受的教育不同使人们意见分歧。The family is～d on the issue/in its attitude. 那户人家在这个问题上/看法上有分歧。 We are～d as to where to spend our holidays/whether it is worth doing. 关于去哪里度假/这是否值得一做的问题我们意见分歧。Their views/opinions were greatly(much)～d. 他们的观点/意见大相径庭。〖同〗disunite;〖反〗unite;

(6)分类(classify according to some system) [T+n+prep(by/into/from)]：～the books by subject 把这些书照学科分类;～the books according to subject/size 把书按学科/大小分类;～books into fiction and non-fiction 把书分成小说类和非小说类;～the younger children and (from) the older children 把小孩分成年幼和年长两类;〖同〗classify，sort，arrange，separate;

(7) 除(find out how many times one number or amount contains or is contained in another larger number or amount) [T+n+prep(by/into)]：If (When) you～8 by 2， you get/the answer is 4. 8除以2得/等于4。 8～d by 2 is (equals) 4(8÷2=4). 8除以2得(等于)4。 How much is 8～d by 2? 8除以2是多少? If you～2 into 8， you get/the answer is 4.(2～s into 8 4 times.) 2除8得4。I worked out the answer by～ing X by Y.我用X除以Y算出了答数。She always～s wrongly. 她总是除错。

(8)(使)(英国议会)分组表决((cause Parliament to) vote by separating into one group for and one group against a motion) [I， T+n](BrE)：Parliament/The house～d on the question. 议会/议院就这个问题进行了表决。～the House 要求议会表决;

→ di′vider n 隔离物;di′viders n 圆规;′dividend n 红利，股息;di′viding adj 分隔的;di′visible adj 可除尽的;di͵visi′bility n 可除尽;͵subdi′vide v (使)再(细)分;͵subdi′vision n 再(细)分;再分成的部分;di′vision n;

n (1) 分水岭(线)(line of high land separat-ing two river systems) [C](尤BrE)：the Continental D～大陆分水岭(即洛基山脉);the Great D～生死边缘;

(2) 差别(异)(significant difference between two groups) [C]：There is a great～between the two parties. 两党之间差异很大。The～between rich and poor was great. 贫富差别很大。the religious～宗教信仰差异;

【辨异】divide与separate都表示使事物分隔开。separate(分开;隔开)指把原来有联系的东西分开，如：separate a mother from her children(把母亲和孩子分开);divide指根据计量、规划、计划等把……分(割，破)开，如：divide a cake into equal parts(把蛋糕均等切开)。