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dividing

UK //dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ//US //dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'dividere',意为 '分开、分割',后经古法语 'dividir' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 将某物分成若干部分或区域,常用于描述物理分割或抽象概念的分隔。

“She is dividing the cake into equal parts for everyone.”

(她正在把蛋糕平均分给每个人。)

“The river serves as a natural dividing line between the two countries.”

(这条河是两国之间的天然分界线。)

同义词:separating, splitting, partitioning

常见短语

dividing line — 指物理或抽象的分界线,用于明确区分两个不同的事物或区域。

“The equator is the dividing line between the northern and southern hemispheres.”

(赤道是北半球和南半球的分界线。)