1. vt. & vi.分，划分　 split or break up
2. vt. & vi.分离，隔开　 separate

　～ booty　分赃
　～ funds　分配资金
　～ highway　分隔公路
　～ inheritance　分遗产
　～ land　分配土地
　～ mails　分拣邮件
　～ proceeds　分配买卖的收益
　～ profits　分红
　～ ventilation　分道通风
　～ much　（看法）大相径庭
　～ equally　平均分配
　～ evenly　平均分配
　～ finely　细小地划分
　～ formally　正式地划分
　～ invariably　永久分离
　～ originally　最初划分
　～ wisely　明智地划分
　～ off　隔开
　～ out　分发
　～ up the work　分工
　～ against　发生内讧
　～ among　在…中分配
　～ between　在两者中分配
　～ by　用…除尽，因…而分开
　～ from　把…分开
　～ in　（意见）不一致
　～ into　分成
　～ into equal proportions　分成相等的份数
　～ into postal districts　划分为若干邮区
　～ on　对…看法不一
　～ with sb　与某人分担…

　The train divides at York.　这列火车在约克市调动车厢分途行驶。
　The curtain divided and the play began.　幕拉开，剧就开演了。
　The river divides and forms two streams.　河流在这儿分开，形成两条小河。
　They agree to divide evenly.　他们同意平分。
　The cells begin to divide rapidly.　细胞开始迅速分裂。
　This class is too large, we shall have to divide it.　这个班太大了，我们得把它分一分。
　We divided the money equally.　我们平分了这笔钱。
　No quarrels shall divide us.　什么样的争论也不能使我们意见不合。
　I hope this disagreement does not divide us.　我希望意见不同不至于使我们分裂。
　Please don't let such a small matter divide us.　请不要让这样的小事使我们不和。
　Words and actions should help to unite, and not divide, the people of our various nationalities.　言论和行动要有利于团结各族人民，而不是分裂人民。
　A brook divides the field.　一条小溪把这块地分开。
　The sea divides England and the Continent.　这海将英格兰与大陆分开了。
　Four divides eight. 　4能除尽8。
　When you divide 9 by 3 you get 3.　用3除9得3。
　Divide these figures by ten, if you want the truth.　如果你想知道实际情况，就用10去除这些数字。
　You cannot divide ten by three evenly.　你用3除不尽10。
　The Opposition are hopelessly divided.　反对党已无可挽回地分裂了。
　Opinions are divided and there will be more discussion.　意见有分歧，讨论还要继续下去。

 ♣ divide among　(v.+prep.)
　在…之间分派〔分配〕　separate and give out or share
　You may divide the blame among you.　你们可分任其过。
　The apples were divided among the children.　苹果给孩子们分了。
 ♣ divide between　(v.+prep.)
　在…之间分派〔分配〕　separate and give out or share
　He divided his time between work and study.　他把时间分别用在工作和学习上。
　He divided his time between reading and writing.　他把时间用在阅读和写作上。
　The profits were divided between two partners.　利润由两位合股人分得。
 ♣ divide by　(v.+prep.)
　除以　find out how many times one number contains or is contained in another number
　10 divides by 5. 　10能被5除尽。
　4 divides by 2. 　4能被2除尽。
　15 divided by 3 is 5. 　15除以3等于5。
　6 divided by 3 is 2. 　6除以3等于2。
　Divide 30 by 15.　用15除30。
　Divide 15 by 3.　用3除15。
　When you divide 9 by 3, you get 3. 　3除9得3。
 ♣ divide from　(v.+prep.)
　把…分开　split sth into
　She divided the younger children from the older ones.　她把年幼些的孩子与大一些的分开。
　We must divide the sick men from the others.　我们必须把病人隔离。
　A low brick wall divides our garden from our neighbour's garden.　我们的花园与隔壁邻居的花园之间以一堵矮墙为界。
　The Red Sea divides Africa from Asia.　红海把非洲和亚洲分开。
 ♣ divide in　(v.+prep.)
　分为，分成　be separated into parts
　Divide it in half.　把它分成两半。
　First he divided it in two, then divided each into four.　他首先把它分成两份，然后又把每份分成四份。
 ♣ divide into　(v.+prep.)
　分成；分为　be separated into parts
　〔说明〕 divide into通常不用于进行体。
　The river divides into two streams at this point.　这条河在此分成两条支流。
　The railway divides into two lines.　铁路在这里分成两条支线。
　We divided into three teams.　我们分为三队。
　The class divided into several smaller groups to talk about different parts of the subject.　全班分成了几个小组分别讨论这个题目的不同部分。
　Politically, this country divides into fifty states.　这个国家可以从行政上划成五十个州。
　Five divides into 30 6 times. 　30除以5得6。
　Five divides into 20 four times. 　5除20得4。
　Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.　把蛋糕分成四份，大家平均享用。
　Divide this line into 20 equal parts.　把这条线分成20个相等的部分。
　I shall have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.　我得把全班学生分成三个组，按三种不同的程度轮流给他们上课。
　Divide 3 into 9 and the answer is 3. 　9除以3得3。
　Divide 7 into 28 is 4.　用7除28得4。
　This is divided into two parts.　这被分成两部分。
　The world is divided into five continents.　世界分为五大洲。
　History shows that wars are divided into two kinds: just and unjust.　历史证明战争分为两类，一类是正义的，一类是非正义的。 ♣ divide on　(v.+prep.)
　在…方面有分歧　have dispute on someplace
　The school divided on the choice of a motto.　校方在选择座右铭方面意见不一致。
 ♣ divide with　(v.+prep.)
　与…分享　share sth with sb
　He divided the apples with them.　他和他们一起分苹果。
　He divided the blame with his companion.　他和同伴共同承担责任。
　Divide the cake with your sister.　和你妹妹分吃这块饼。

 ♣ divide among, divide with
　divide among　含有“给…分”的意思，即完全分给他人，自己丝毫不拿， divide with的意思是“和…一起分”，既和他人分享，自己也拿一份。
 ♣ divide, distribute, part, separate, share
　参见part条。
 ♣ divide, deal, dispense, distribute
　参见deal条。
 ♣ divide...from, separate...from
　参见separate条。
 ♣ divide...into, separate...into
　参见separate条。

1. 10分钟前她把蛋糕分成了三部分。
　［误］ She has divided the cake into three parts for ten minutes.
　［正］ She divided the cake into three parts ten minutes ago.
　［析］ divide为非延续性动词，不与表示一段时间的状语连用。
2. 他们对这个问题的看法有很大分歧。
　［误］ Their views were very divided on the subject.
　［正］ Their views were much divided on the subject.
　［析］ divide的过去分词divided可用作形容词，在句中作表语，可用much, very much等修饰，但不可用very来修饰。

　divide　还可用作名词，表示“分水岭”。例如：
　the Continental Divide　大陆分水岭（落基山脉形成的分水线）

　［同义词］ break up, part, separate, allocate, apportion, distribute, share, break, disjoin, disunite
　［反义词］ join, merge, collect, gather, unify, unite
　［词源］　拉丁语dividere（分开）