divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/KK
dɪ·vaɪd
變化形
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divided
divides
dividing
1.
分開；劃分；把……分成
把整體依某種方式切開、分配或歸類為若干部分。
用法：常用句型為「divide A into B」，表示把 A 分成 B。若 B 是數量，通常用「into＋數字＋複數名詞」；也可用「divide A among／between＋人」表示分配。
The teacher divided the class into four groups for the science project.
老師把全班分成四組來做科學專題。
We divided the pizza into eight slices so everyone could have one.
我們把披薩切成八片，讓每個人都能拿一片。
2.
分配；分攤
把金錢、食物、責任或工作等分給兩人或多人。
用法：可說「divide something among people」或「divide something between two people」。談分攤費用時，也常說「divide the cost」。
Let's divide the bill equally after dinner.
晚餐後我們平均分攤帳單吧。
My sister and I divide the work at home between us.
我和妹妹把家裡的工作分給彼此。
3.
除；除以
用一個數字去除另一個數字，以求得商數。
用法：句型「divide A by B」表示「A 除以 B」；結果可接「equals」或「is」。不要把 by 誤換成 with。
To find the score for each student, divide the total score by the number of students.
要算出每位學生的分數，把總分除以學生人數。
If you divide 24 by 6, the answer is 4.
二十四除以六，答案是四。
4.
使產生分歧；使分裂
使人們因意見、信念或利益不同而對立，形成分歧或分裂。
用法：常用「something divides people／a group」或「be divided over／on something」。被動式「be divided」表示意見不一致。
The new plan divided the students because they had different ideas about how to spend the money.
這個新計畫讓學生們分成兩派，因為他們對於如何花這筆錢有不同的想法。
Our family was divided over where to spend the holiday.
我們家對假期要去哪裡過意見分歧。
常見錯誤
The teacher divided the class to four groups.
The teacher divided the class into four groups.
We divided the bill with three people.
We divided the bill among three people.
Please divide 20 with 4.
Please divide 20 by 4.
My parents divide us into different opinions.
My parents are divided over this issue.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「divide」的核心概念是把一個整體分成部分；「divide into」著重分組或切分，「divide among／between」著重把東西分配給人。
・談帳單時，「divide the bill」可指分攤帳單；若要強調平均分攤，可加上 equally。
・「be divided」通常不是指身體被切開，而是指團體內部存在明顯的意見分歧。