divide、separate、part与divorce都含有“分开”之意。
divide : 指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，暗示分配之意；也可指分开两个对立的事物。
- At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups.
讲座结束后，我想让所有学生分成几个讨论小组。 - After the Second World War Germany was divided into two separate countries.
第二次世界大战之后，德国被分成了两个独立的国家。
separate : 指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属一个整体中移居一部分或把两者隔开。
- The north and south of the country are separated by a mountain range.
这个国家的南北两部分被一条山脉隔开。 - You can get a special device for separating egg whites from yolks.
你可以买一种把蛋白与蛋黄分开的专用器具。 - The top and bottom sections are quite difficult to separate.
顶部和底部很难分开。
part : 多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，往往暗示最后分离的意味。
- The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.
幕布拉开，露出灯光转暗的舞台。 - To be parted from him even for two days made her sad.
就连跟他分开两天都会叫她难过。
divorce : 特指两个或更多的互为依赖的事物的分离，尤指婚姻的合法解体。
- They believed that art should be divorced from politics.
他们认为艺术应该与政治分开。 - When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality.
他沮丧时便感到完全脱离了现实。 - How can you divorce the issues of environmental protection and overpopulation?
你怎能把环境保护和人口过剩这两个议题割裂开来呢？ - She's divorcing her husband.
她正在和丈夫闹离婚。
