大学英语：split v. 撕裂;分开;使分裂;分担 n. 分裂，裂口

He is splitting the firewood with an axe. (他正用斧子劈木柴。)

They split the cost of the party between them. (他们两人分担了宴会的费用。)

They split up after years of marriage. (他们俩结婚多年之后分开了。)

She split with her boyfriend last week. (上个星期她与她的男友绝交了。)

Mother mended a split in my trousers. (妈妈缝好了我裤子上的一条裂缝。)

split-hair　极其精确的;过分琐细的

split second　一刹那

split-level　错层式的

split personality　分裂人格

17. divorce v. 离婚;与…离婚　　n. 离婚

The child's parents divorced last month. (这孩子父母上个月离了婚。)

He divorced his wife. (他同妻子离了婚。)

I don't think it is possible to divorce sports from politics. (我认为把体育与政治分离开来是不可能的。)