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单词 bifurcated
释义

bifurcated

adjective

bi·​fur·​cat·​ed ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce bifurcated (audio)
bī-ˈfər-
: divided into two branches or parts
This near-earth asteroid appears as a bifurcated structure, consisting of two distinct lobes that seem to be in contact. Richard P. Binzel et al.
The town is a bifurcated community—two distinct communities in one, really. Dennis Farney
… the strange bifurcated world of whiteness and blackness in which I was born and reared. William Styron

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Critics have said that this bifurcated process is inefficient and allows spaceports to be built and then not used. Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2022 The bifurcated economy, and the policy decisions that stem from it, could become a double whammy for them, inflicting higher costs today and unemployment tomorrow. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 The reason for this bifurcated strategy is that the high amount (from the primary earner) will be collected for as long as either one of you is alive, while the low amount will be collected for a much shorter time. William Baldwin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2022 The latter is given by taking a small amount of virus in liquid and poking it into the skin with a specialized bifurcated needle. Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 26 May 2022 But the judges appeared to bless the idea of separating them, pointing out that New York has a history of holding bifurcated primaries. Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 The city was supported by its own self-sustaining energies, and the subway in those decades had a bifurcated life. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Yet even while relentlessly pursuing a fairer, safer America, White still lived a bifurcated life. Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 The result is a bifurcated international story, with only one part of the world condemning the Kremlin and its leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and much of the other side acting more like business as usual. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

bifurcated

verb

past tense of bifurcate
as in divided
formal to undergo division into two parts The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • divided
  • split
  • subdivided
  • separated
  • segmented
  • fractionalized
  • bisected
  • fragmented
  • dissected
  • partitioned
  • severed
  • cleft
  • cleaved
  • trisected
  • fractionated
  • disconnected
  • decoupled
  • divorced
  • ramified
  • disassociated
  • disjoined
  • resolved
  • disjointed
  • dichotomized
  • dissociated
  • uncoupled
  • fractured
  • sundered
  • fragmentized
  • halved
  • disintegrated
  • dissolved
  • dissevered
  • unlinked
  • quartered
  • disunited
  • decomposed
  • broke
  • parted
  • segregated
  • fragmentated
  • broke up
  • disassembled
  • isolated
  • unyoked
  • ruptured
  • broke down
  • detached
  • insulated
  • pulled
  • sequestered
  • rifted
  • disentangled
  • ripped
  • cut off
  • rent
  • secluded
  • unraveled
  • rended
  • tore
  • disengaged
  • untied
  • rived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • combined
  • associated
  • mixed
  • connected
  • blended
  • assembled
  • coupled
  • attached
  • fused
  • mingled
  • closed
  • welded
  • bound
  • cemented
  • stuck
  • unified
  • fastened
  • accumulated
  • linked
  • united
  • blent
  • joined
  • knitted
  • knit
  • agglutinated
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