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come between phrasal verb ⇨ divide 2divide2 verb cells divide/divide sth up into sections 细胞分裂;把某物分成几部分The issue has divided the government. 这个问题在政府中引起了意见分歧。divide ♦︎ split ♦︎ alienate ♦︎ separate ♦︎ be/become estranged ♦︎ come between sb and sbThese words all mean to make people disagree or become emotionally distant from each other. 这些词均表示使人意见分歧或感情疏远。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be divided / split over sth◆to be alienated / estranged from sb◆to be increasingly divided / split / alienated / separated / estranged◆to be deeply divided / split◆to be totally alienated / separated◆to be completely separated / estranged■ divide [transitive](of an issue) to make two or more people disagree (议题)使产生分歧,使意见不一◆The issue has bitterly divided the community.这个问题在该区居民中引起了强烈的意见分歧。◆The government is divided on the question of tax cuts.政府在减税问题上产生了分歧。■ split (splitting, split, split) [intransitive, transitive] to divide into smaller groups that have very different opinions; (of an issue) to make a group of people do this 分裂,使分裂(成不同的派别);(议题)使产生分歧◆The committee split over government subsidies.在政府补贴问题上,委员会出现了相互对立的意见。◆The debate has split the country down the middle.那场争论把这个国家分成了两大派。NOTE 辨析 Divide or split? Divide suggests that the disagreement may be temporary; if two or more people split, the disagreement may be permanent. Divide is not usually used in this meaning without an object. * divide暗示意见分歧是暂时性的,split则暗示意见分歧可能是永久性的。divide用于此义时通常接宾语。■ alienate / /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group 使(与某群体)格格不入;使疏远◆Very talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.天资出众的孩子可能觉得与班上的同学格格不入。◆It is important that the new policies do not alienate our core supporters.重要的是新政策不会使我们的主要拥护者离我们而去。■ separate [transitive] to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else 区分;区别◆Politics is the only thing that separates us (= that we disagree about).我们之间唯一的分歧在于政治观点。◆Her lack of religious faith separated her from the rest of her family.她缺乏宗教信仰,这使她跟家里的人格格不入。◆Only four points separate the top three teams.领先的三支球队只相差四分。■ be estranged■ become estranged [intransitive] (rather formal) to no longer be, or to stop being, friendly, loyal or in contact with sb, especially sb in your family 变得(与某人,尤其是家人)疏远;断绝联系◆He became estranged from his family after the argument.那场争吵后他便与家人疏远了。■ ˌcome beˈtween sb and sb phrasal verb (came, come) [no passive] to damage a relationship between two people 损害⋯之间的关系;离间◆I'd hate anything to come between us.我不喜欢任何有损我们之间关系的事情。◆Must she always come between us?她干吗非得离间我们?ⓘ The subject of come between sb and sb can be a person, a problem, a feeling, a belief, an argument, a situation or almost anything. * come between sb and sb的主语几乎可以是任何事物,如人、问题、感情、信仰、论点、局势等。 |