subdivide

IPA/ˈsʌbdɪvaɪd/
KK[sˌʌbdəvˈaɪd]IPA/ˈsʌbdɪvaɪd/

subdivide — verb

  • subdivide,,present simple I / you / we / they
  • subdividepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • subdivides,,he / she / it
  • subdivideshe / she / it
  • subdivided,,past simple
  • subdividedpast simple
  • subdividing,,-ing form
  • subdividing-ing form

1. to split a large area, a group of items, or a collection into smaller sections,

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to split a large area, a group of items, or a collection into smaller sections, especially when the original thing had already been divided into a few main parts — for example, taking a farm that was split into a few fields and splitting each field into smaller building plots.

例句

The developer bought a large farm and subdivided it into forty smaller plots for houses.

transitive: subdivide + into [number] [parts]

Professor Walid subdivided the research project into five smaller tasks for each team member.

subdivided + into [number] [tasks]

同義詞
  • split

    more general and less formal; can mean any kind of separation

  • partition

    often used for physical spaces or data storage

  • break down

    common for tasks, ideas, or information rather than physical objects

  • separate

    implies moving apart or creating distance rather than organizing into ordered parts

反義詞
  • combine

    to join two or more things together

  • merge

    to blend separate units into a single whole

文法句型

subdivide + into + [result]

subdivide + [object] + into + [parts]

用法筆記

Unlike divide, subdivide suggests that the original item had already been split into broad sections, and each section is now being split further into smaller pieces.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher subdivided the class into two groups.
✅The teacher divided the class into two groups.
💡Use divide when splitting something for the first time; subdivide is used when the parts themselves are further split.