vt.

1. 分，劃分[（+into/from）]
   The teacher divided our class into four groups.

   老師把我們班分成四個小組。

2. 分發；分享[（+between/among/with）]
   The children divided up the candy among themselves.

   孩子們把糖果分吃了。

3. 分配[（+between）]
4. 【數】除[（+by/into）]
   12 divided by 4 equals 3.

   十二除以四等於三。

5. 使對立，分裂
   We shall not let such a small matter divide us.

   我們絕不會讓這麼一個小問題分裂我們。

6. 使分開，使隔開[（+from）]
   A wall divides our garden from theirs.

   一道牆把我們的花園和他們的隔開。

vi.

1. 分開
   We divided into two groups.

   我們分成兩組。

2. 分裂；意見分歧
   The Board of Directors divided on the new project.

   董事會對這個新計畫意見分歧。

n.

1. 分歧，不和[S][（+between）]
   There is a deep divide between the two factions.

   這兩派之間有很深的分歧。

2. 分水嶺[C]

v.

1. separate or be separated into parts.
   ▸ (usu. divide something between) separate into portions and share out.
   ▸form a boundary between.
2. disagree or cause to disagree.
3. Mathematics  find how many times (a number) contains another:
   36 divided by 2 equals 18.
   ▸(of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder.

n.

1. an instance of dividing or being divided.
2. chiefly US a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.