split
verb uk/splɪt/ us/splɪt/ splitting | split
(DIVIDE)
B2 [ I or T ]（使）裂开；（使）分开
to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line
The prize was split between Susan and Kate. 这笔奖金被苏珊和凯特平分了。
Split the aubergines in half and cover with breadcrumbs. 把茄子切成两半，裹上面包屑。
The teacher split the children (up) into three groups. 老师把孩子们分成3组。
informal I'll split (= share) this croissant with you. 我和你分这个牛角面包。
His trousers split when he tried to jump the fence. 他试图翻过围栏时裤子裂开了。
[ + obj + adj ] The woman had split her head open (= got a long, deep wound in her head) when she was thrown off the horse. 那个女人从马上摔下来时，头上裂了个很深的大口子。
C2 [ I ]裂开；爆裂
to form cracks
The wooden floor had cracked and split in the heat. 木地板受热裂开了。
C2 [ I or T ]（使）（组织或团体）分裂;（使）产生分歧
If the people in an organization or group split, or if something splits them, they disagree and form smaller groups.
The childcare issue has split the employers' group. 儿童保育问题使雇主们产生了分歧。
The union executive has split down the middle (= divided into two equal-sized groups who disagree with each other) on what to do next. 工会执行委员会在下一步的动向问题上分裂成势均力敌的两派。
A group of extremists split (off) from the Labour Party to form a new "Workers Party". 一些极端主义者从工党中分裂出来，成立了新的“工人党”。
split the difference （在数字、数量等方面）折中，妥协
If you split the difference, you agree on a number or amount that is exactly in the middle of the difference between two other numbers or amounts.
- More examples
- Opinions were split cleanly between men and women.
- The electronics division was split off into a freestanding company.
- Let's split the cost right down the middle.
- The family is split down the middle on this issue.
- Pieces of stone can be split off by forcing wedges between the layers.
(TELL)
[ I ] UK old-fashioned informal告发，揭发
to tell other people secret and damaging information about someone
They knew Josie wouldn't split on them to the teacher. 他们知道乔西不会向老师告发他们的。
(LEAVE)
[ I ] old-fashioned informal离开
to leave a place
Idioms
split your sidesidiom 捧腹大笑;笑破肚皮
to laugh a lot at something
We practically split our sides laughing/with laughter watching Paul trying to get the dog into the bicycle basket. 我们看着保罗试图把狗放进自行车筐里，几乎笑得直不起腰来。
split hairsidiom disapproving 纠缠于细枝末节；在鸡毛蒜皮的事上争论不休
to argue about small details of something
Phrasal verb
split upB1 分手;断绝关系;离婚
If two people split up, they end their relationship or marriage.
She split up with her boyfriend last week. 她上星期和男朋友分手了。
See also: split-up
split
noun [ C ] uk/splɪt/ us/splɪt/
裂缝;裂口
a long, thin hole in something where it has broken apart
Rain was getting in through a split in the plastic sheeting. 雨水从塑料薄膜的一处裂缝渗了进来。
分裂;分歧
a situation in which a group of people is divided into smaller groups because they disagree about something
There is a widening split between senior managers and the rest of the workforce. 高层经理们和其他员工之间的分歧越来越大。
The tax issue has caused a split in/within the government. 税收问题导致政府内部产生了分裂。
There was a 75/25 split in the voting. 双方在投票中各赢得了75%和25%的选票。
the splits[ plural ] UK (US split) 劈叉，劈腿动作
the action of sitting on the floor with your legs straight out and flat along the floor in opposite directions
Can you do the splits? 你能劈叉吗？