dividing
present participle ofdivide
| 单词 | dividing |
| 释义 | dividing present participle ofdivide divide verb uk/dɪˈvaɪd/us/dɪˈvaɪd/divideverb(SEPARATE)B1[IorT] to (causeto)separateintopartsorgroups: At the end of thelecture, I'd like all thestudentsto divideintosmalldiscussiongroups. After the SecondWorldWar Germany was dividedintotwoseparatecountries. C1[T] toshare: Ithinkwe should divide(up)thecostsequallyamong/betweenus. B2[T] If something divides twoareas, itmarkstheedgeorlimitof them: There's anarrowalleythat dividesourhousefromthe one nextdoor. Thispathmarksthe dividinglinebetween mylandand my neighbour's. [T] to use differentamountsof something for differentpurposesoractivities: She divides hertimebetweenherapartmentin New York and herhousein the Berkshires. [I]UK If Members of Parliament divide, theyvotebyseparatinginto twogroups, onegroupwhowantthelawthat is beingvotedon to beacceptedand onegroupwho are against it: After alengthydebate,MPs/theHouseofCommonsdivided.
Separating and dividing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Isolating and separating Elections divideverb(DISAGREE)B2[Toften passive] tocauseagroupofpeopletodisagreeabout something: Thepartyis dividedon/overtheissueofcapitalpunishment. divide and rule a way ofkeepingyourself in apositionofpowerbycausingdisagreementsamong otherpeopleso that they areunabletoopposeyou Separating and dividing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling and being in charge divideverb(CALCULATE)dividesomethingbysomething tocalculatethenumberoftimesthat onenumberfits(exactly) into another: 10 divided by 5 is/equals2. Compare multiply subtract divide(something)intosomething C1 If anumberdivides into anothernumber, itfits(exactly) into it whenmultipliedaparticularnumberoftimes: What do you get if you divide 6 into 18? 2 divides into 10 fivetimes. Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
Examplesofdividingdividing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Numerous courtyards as well as major and minordividingwalls are again clear throughout this palace. From theCambridge English Corpus Except whendividing, no extracellular connections between the bacteria were observed. From theCambridge English Corpus The subtlety of the pressure that the government exerted through the oath was capable ofdividingindividuals even within themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus Within the fruits, viable and aborted seed scars were easily distinguishable, so seed output was estimated bydividingall viable seed scars in half. From theCambridge English Corpus Annual percentage interest rate data were converted into quarterly returns bydividingby 400. From theCambridge English Corpus His critique focuses on the assignment of primacy to subsistence change as a way ofdividingpre-state societies into meaningful categories. From theCambridge English Corpus Dividinglabour into insiders and outsiders also has implications for the strategies that conservative governments are likely to follow. From theCambridge English Corpus These two halves were also distinguished by age with thedividingline at about 80 years old. From theCambridge English Corpus The shaft (calomus) consists of a straight tube which widens slightly beforedividing. From theCambridge English Corpus They employed a method to control walking bydividingit into motions in the sagittal plane and the lateral plane. From theCambridge English Corpus We normalize the results bydividingthe entropy by the total number of segments in that session. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers responded by encroaching upon anddividingthe commons. From theCambridge English Corpus The energetic advantage is balanced by counteracting thermal fluctuations, resulting in an equilibrium of growing,dividingand merging micelles. From theCambridge English Corpus Often the two coincided, with those living togetherdividingstate and feudal burdens among themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus The radio gave the armchair listener a chance to cross over the 'wall of darknessdividingthe world' and experience the chaos of the jungle. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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