【精英翻譯】的部落格

2- Divide, divide up (vv.)

Divide 亦不時與 from 連用 (divide sth from sth)，意為「使分開；使隔開」，如 A low wall divides our garden from theirs. (一道矮牆把我們的花園和他們的隔開)；The railway divides his family’s land from the plains below. (鐵路把他家的土地與下面的平原隔開)。

這動詞還可跟 over, on 和 upon 連用來表示「分裂；意見分歧」的意思，如 The Board of Directors divided on [upon, over] the new project. (董事會對這個新計劃意見分歧)；My family divided on [upon, over] almost every political issue. (我家人對幾乎每個政治議題都各持己見)。

此外，divide 與 with 連用的情況亦所在多有，其句型與 divide sth between/among sb 等量齊觀，即 divide sth with sb，意思同樣為「分配；分發；分享」，如 Work out how you would like to divide the money with us. (商量一下，你打算如何跟我們分這筆錢)；You have to divide the cake with your sister. (你必須跟你妹妹分吃這塊蛋糕)。