vt.

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

   老师把我们班分成四个小组。

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

   孩子们把糖果分吃了。

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

   十二除以四等于三。

5. 使对立，分裂
   We shall not let such a small matter divide us.

   我们决不会让这么一个小问题分裂我们。

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

   一道墙把我们的花园和他们的隔开。

vi.

1. 分开
   We divided into two groups.

   我们分成两组。

2. 分裂；意见分歧
   The Board of Directors divided on the new project.

   董事会对这个新计划意见分歧。

n.

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

   这两派之间有很深的分歧。

2. 分水岭[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.