"divides" in Chinese (Simplified)
分开分隔
Definition
把某物分成几个部分，或使人或事物彼此分开。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用于分开物体、群体或数字（如“divides into two parts”，“the river divides the city”）。也可表示引起分歧（如“politics divides people”）。“Divides”为一般现在时，第三人称单数。
Examples
The teacher divides the class into groups.
老师把班级**分开**成小组。
A wall divides the playground from the street.
一堵墙**分隔**了操场和街道。
Two lines divides the paper into three sections.
两条线**分开**纸张为三个部分。
A big river divides the city into east and west.
一条大河**分隔**了城市东西两边。
Sometimes, money divides families.
有时候，金钱**分开**家庭。
That topic really divides people at work.
这个话题真的**让**同事们**产生分歧**。