释义 |
divide /di-vīdˈ/ transitive verb- To split up, or mark off, into parts, actually or in imagination
- To separate, part
- To distinguish, set apart
- To classify
- To share, distribute
- To allot
- To deal out
- To ascertain how many times a quantity is contained in (mathematics)
- To perform with division or floridly (music)
- To be a boundary or a subject of difference between
- To keep apart
- To set at variance, cause disagreement between
- To cause to vote for and against a motion
- To sever
intransitive verb- To separate
- To fall apart
- To branch
- To vote for and against a motion
- To be capable of or be susceptible to division
- To be contained a specified number of times in another number (with into)
noun- The act of dividing (informal)
- An area of high land between two water systems, a watershed (esp N American)
- Something that divides or separates, a gap or split
ORIGIN: L dīvidere, dīvīsum, from dis- apart, and the root vid to separate divīdˈable (or /divˈid-/) adjective - Divisible
- Divided (Shakespeare)
divīdˈant adjective (Shakespeare) Distinguishable, separable divīdˈedly adverb divīdˈer noun - Someone who or something that divides
- A screen or partition (also roomˈ-divider)
- A soup-ladle (Scot)
- (in pl) a kind of compasses for measuring
divīdˈing adjective Separating noun Separation dividˈual adjective - Divisible
- Separable (Milton)
- Shared in common with others (Milton)
dividˈuous adjective Divided, special, accidental divided highway noun (N American) A dual carriageway divided skirt noun Wide-legged knee-length trousers for women, having the appearance of a skirt, culottes divīdˈing-enˈgine noun An instrument for marking accurate subdivisions or graduating scales |