"divides" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 分開
• 分隔

Definition

把某物分成幾個部分，或使人或事物彼此分開。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於分開物體、羣體或數字（如“divides into two parts”，“the river divides the city”）。也可表示引起分歧（如“politics divides people”）。“Divides”為一般現在時，第三人稱單數。

Examples

The teacher divides the class into groups.

老師把班級**分開**成小組。

A wall divides the playground from the street.

一堵牆**分隔**了操場和街道。

Two lines divides the paper into three sections.

兩條線**分開**紙張為三個部分。

A big river divides the city into east and west.

一條大河**分隔**了城市東西兩邊。

Sometimes, money divides families.

有時候，金錢**分開**家庭。

That topic really divides people at work.

這個話題真的**讓**同事們**產生分歧**。