| 释义 |
divide /di-vīdˈ/ transitive verb- To split up, or mark off, into parts, actually or in imagination
- To separate, part
- To distinguish, set apart
- To classify
- To share, distribute
- To allot
- To deal out
- To ascertain how many times a quantity is contained in (mathematics)
- To perform with division or floridly (music)
- To be a boundary or a subject of difference between
- To keep apart
- To set at variance, cause disagreement between
- To cause to vote for and against a motion
- To sever
intransitive verb- To separate
- To fall apart
- To branch
- To vote for and against a motion
- To be capable of or be susceptible to division
- To be contained a specified number of times in another number (with into)
noun- The act of dividing (informal)
- An area of high land between two water systems, a watershed (esp N American)
- Something that divides or separates, a gap or split
ORIGIN: L dīvidere, dīvīsum, from dis- apart, and the root vid to separate divīdˈable (or /divˈid-/) adjective - Divisible
- Divided (Shakespeare)
divīdˈant adjective (Shakespeare) Distinguishable, separable divīdˈedly adverb divīdˈer noun - Someone who or something that divides
- A screen or partition (also roomˈ-divider)
- A soup-ladle (Scot)
- (in pl) a kind of compasses for measuring
divīdˈing adjective Separating noun Separation dividˈual adjective - Divisible
- Separable (Milton)
- Shared in common with others (Milton)
dividˈuous adjective Divided, special, accidental divided highway noun (N American) A dual carriageway divided skirt noun Wide-legged knee-length trousers for women, having the appearance of a skirt, culottes divīdˈing-enˈgine noun An instrument for marking accurate subdivisions or graduating scales skirt /skûrt/ noun- A garment, or part of a garment, generally a woman's, that hangs from the waist
- The lower part of a gown, coat, or other garment or anything suggesting this
- A flap hanging from a saddle
- A midriff (of meat)
- A rim, border, margin
- A part of, or attachment to, an object that suggests a skirt, eg the flap of material hanging down around the base of a hovercraft to contain the air-cushion, or a similar flap around a racing-car
- The lower edges of a sheep's fleece (Aust and NZ)
- A woman (also bit of skirt) or women collectively (offensive sl)
transitive verb- To border
- To pass along the edge of
- To scour the outskirts of
- To avoid confronting
intransitive verb- To be on or pass along the border (usu with along, around, etc)
- (of dogs) to leave the pack (hunting)
ORIGIN: ON skyrta a shirt, kirtle; cf shirt skirˈted adjective Wearing or having a skirt skirˈter noun - Someone who removes skirts from fleeces (Aust and NZ)
- A huntsman who dodges jumps by going round about
skirˈting noun - Material for skirts
- Skirting-board
- (in pl) dirty wool from the skirts of a fleece
skirtˈless adjective skirt chaser noun (informal) A womanizer skirtˈ-dancing noun Dancing characterized by the waving of flowing skirts skirˈting-board noun The narrow board next to the floor round the walls of a room divided skirt Trousers made to look like a skirt |