divide1/dəˋvaId; dəˈvaId or dIˈvaId/v 1 [I,T] if something divides, or if you divide it, it separates into two or more parts 把〔某物〕分成〔若干部分〕﹔分开: divide sth into sth The teacher divided the class into groups. 老师把全班同学分成几个小组。+into The story divides into three sections. 这则故事分为三部分。2 also 又作 divide off [T] to keep two areas separate from each other 使〔两个区域〕分隔﹐隔开: The river divides the North and South sides of the city. 这条河把城市分成南北两半。divide sth from sth A curtain divided his sleeping area from ours. 一块帘子将他睡觉的地方同我们睡觉的地方隔开。3 also 又作 divide up [T] to separate something into parts and give parts to different people, activities etc 分配﹐分享: divide sth between/among sth/sb He divided the money equally among his children. 他把钱平分给子女。She divides her time between New York and London. 她一部分时间在纽约﹐一部分时间在伦敦。4 [T] to calculate how many times one number contains another number [→ multiply] 除﹐除以: divide sth by sth 15 divided by five is three. 15 除以 5 等于 3。see box at见 CALCULATE 方框5 [T] to make people disagree with each other 使产生分歧﹐使意见不一: The issue has divided voters. 这个问题使选民产生了意见分歧。
divide2n [C usually singular 一般用单数] a strong difference between the beliefs of two groups〔两个群体在信仰等上的〕分歧﹐差异: They’re on opposite sides of the political divide . 他们的政治立场截然相反。