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divides

/dɪˈvaɪdz/

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noun

分水岭，分界线

A thing that divides.

Examples :

"Stay on your side of the divide, please."

请待在你这边的分界线上，好吗？

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noun

划分，分割。

An act of dividing.

Examples :

"The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property."

这次划分使得大部分好地都归到我那部分了。

part action process

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noun

隔阂，分歧

A distancing between two people or things.

Examples :

"There is a great divide between us."

我们之间存在着巨大的隔阂。

gap communication

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noun

鸿沟，深渊。

A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.

Examples :

"The deep divides made travel between the two villages treacherous. "

由于深深的鸿沟，两村之间的通行非常危险。

geography geology area

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noun

分水岭, 分水线

The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.

Examples :

"The high divides of the Rocky Mountains separate the water flowing to the Pacific Ocean from the water flowing to the Atlantic. "

落基山脉高耸的分水岭将流入太平洋的水和流入大西洋的水分隔开来。

geography geology environment

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verb

划分，分割。

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

Examples :

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

一堵墙隔开了两栋房子；一条小溪分割了两个城镇。

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verb

分配，分开，瓜分。

To share (something) by dividing it.

Examples :

"How shall we divide this pie?"

这块馅饼我们怎么分呢？

action process business

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verb

除以，除。

(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

Examples :

"If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2."

如果你用6除以3，你会得到2。

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verb

是...的约数, 能整除...

To be a divisor of.

Examples :

"3 divides 6."

三是六的约数。(Sān shì liù de yuēshù.)

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verb

划分，分割

To separate into two or more parts.

Examples :

"The river divides the town into two sections. "

这条河把城镇划分成了两个区域。

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verb

分裂，增殖

Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.

Examples :

"The single cell divides into two new cells. "

这个单细胞分裂成两个新的细胞。

biology organism

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verb

分裂，使不和。

To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.

Examples :

"Political opinions often divides families during election years. "

选举期间，政治观点常常会分裂家庭，使家庭成员之间产生不和。

politics culture society war government attitude family group organization action philosophy religion state

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verb

决裂，分裂.

To break friendship; to fall out.

Examples :

"A disagreement about money often divides families. "

关于金钱的争执常常会导致家庭成员之间决裂。

family human society emotion

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verb

分享，分担。

To have a share; to partake.

Examples :

"She divides her attention between her children and her work. "

她把精力分散在孩子和工作上，两者兼顾。

part action business economy

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verb

议员投票分离，议会表决。

To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.

Examples :

"During the school council meeting, the students divided when voting on the new dress code, with those in favor moving to one side of the room and those against it moving to the other. "

在学校委员会会议期间，学生们在投票决定新校服规定时按照赞成和反对分开了，赞成的人移动到房间的一边，反对的人移动到另一边。

politics government

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verb

划分，分。

To mark divisions on; to graduate.

Examples :

"to divide a sextant"

给六分仪划分刻度。

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verb

润腔, 花腔演唱

To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

Examples :

"The soprano divides the simple melody with elaborate trills and runs, showcasing her vocal agility. "

这位女高音用华丽的颤音和跑动润腔，将这首简单的旋律演绎得淋漓尽致，展现了她声音的灵活性。