首先我们来看下divide和separate的大致意思:
divide:词性为动词,将某物分成两个或更多部分
separate:词性为动词,使某物分离或分开
通过下面的表格我们了解下divide和separate的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下divide和separate的用法区别:
1.词义:divide强调将某物分成两个或更多部分,而separate强调使某物分离或分开
例子:
- divide the cake in half
(把蛋糕切成两半)
- separate the room with a wall
(用墙将房间分开)
2.词性:divide是动词,而separate既可以是动词也可以是形容词
例子:
- I divide a plank into two halves
(我把一块木板分成两半)
- These twins look so alike that it's difficult to separate them
(这对双胞胎长得很像,很难分辨)
3.发音:divide的英式发音为/dɪˈvaɪd/,美式发音为/dɪˈvaɪd/,separate的英式发音为/ˈsepəreɪt/,美式发音为/ˈsɛpəreɪt/
例子:
- Please help me divide this apple in half
(请你帮我把这个苹果切成两半)
- They decided to separate and live their own lives
(他们决定分手并各自生活)
4.词汇解释:divide的中文词汇解释为“将某物分成两个或更多部分”,separate的中文词汇解释为“使某物分离或分开”
例子:
- We need a partition to separate this space
(我们需要一个隔板来分割这个空间)
- I divided this pile of documents into several categories
(我把这堆文件按类别分成了几份)