divide
[d?'va?d]
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詞根: divid
vt.& vi. 分;劃分;分離;(使)產生分歧;
n. 分水嶺,分界線;分配;
?? di分開+vide分開→分配
"Divide the cauliflower into florets and wash them thoroughly."
把菜花掰成一塊塊小花,然后仔細把它們洗干凈.
近義:watershed, separation, severance, disunion, division, divorcement
反義:articulate, link, rabbet, splice, stick, tie
unite
[ju'na?t]
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詞根: un
vt. (使)聯合,合并,統一;并有,兼備;混合,化合;
vi. (為某事)聯合,聯手,團結;
?? uni一個,單一+te動詞后綴,促成→團結,合并
"The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation."
與恐怖主義的斗爭似乎把全國人民團結了起來.
近義:join, league, associate, merge, pool, rally
反義:isolate, segregate, sever, split, detach, disjoin