split up

1. PHRASAL VERB-RECIP-ERG (使)分手;(使)离婚
   If two people split up, or if someone or something splits them up, they end their relationship or marriage.
   1. Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school...
      研究表明，父母离异的孩子更容易从中学中途退学。
   2. I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up...
      我开始相信没有任何东西能将我们分开。
   3. I split up with my boyfriend last year.
      我去年和男友分手了。
2. PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）分离;（使）分道扬镳
   If a group of people split up or are split up, they go away in different directions.
   1. Did the two of you split up in the woods?...
      你们俩是在树林里分开的吗？
   2. This situation has split up the family...
      这种情况的出现拆散了这一家人。
   3. Touring the album temporarily split the band up.
      巡回推广这张唱片使该乐团各成员暂时各奔东西。
3. PHRASAL VERB-ERG 拆分;(把…)分成若干较小部分
   If you split something up, or if it splits up, you divide it so that it is in a number of smaller separate sections.
   1. Any thought of splitting up the company was unthinkable they said...
      他们说，任何将公司拆分开的想法都是不能接受的。
   2. Even though museums have begged to borrow her collection, she could never split it up...
      尽管已有博物馆请求借用她的收藏品，但她永远不会将藏品分开展出。
   3. Her company has had to split up and work from two locations.
      她的公司不得不被拆开，分在两处办公。

1. We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. In fact, we very nearly split up this time
   你不在的时候我们相处得很不愉快，确切地说这次我们差点就分手了。
2. I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago
   我3年前和前任男友分的手。
3. Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school
   研究表明，父母离异的孩子更容易从中学中途退学。
4. I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up
   我开始相信没有任何东西能将我们分开。
5. I split up with my boyfriend last year.
   我去年和男友分手了。
6. Did the two of you split up in the woods?
   你们俩是在树林里分开的吗？
7. Touring the album temporarily split the band up.
   巡回推广这张唱片使该乐团各成员暂时各奔东西。
8. Any thought of splitting up the company was unthinkable they said
   他们说，任何将公司拆分开的想法都是不能接受的。
9. Even though museums have begged to borrow her collection, she could never split it up
   尽管已有博物馆请求借用她的收藏品，但她永远不会将藏品分开展出。
10. Her company has had to split up and work from two locations.
    她的公司不得不被拆开，分在两处办公。
11. They split up after a year of marriage.
    他俩才结婚一年就分居了。
12. The wood must be split up for fuel.
    必须把这块木头劈开作燃料。
13. The wood can be split up for fuel.
    这块木头可以破开当柴烧。
14. They quarrelled and split up.; They fell out.
    他们闹翻了。
15. Don't think this gang is monolithic--it can be split up.
    不要以为这帮人是铁板一块，他们是可以分化的。
16. A: No, they split up last week.
    不骗你，他们上周分手了。
17. We split up last week.
    我们上个星期分手了。
18. They caught up with me right after we split up.
    我们一分手他们就抓到了我。
19. Jenny and Joe have split up.
    珍妮和乔闹翻了。
20. I need you and your wife to split up.
    你要和你妻子分开走。
21. They split up about a month ago.
    大概一个月前他们分手了。
22. Who told you that Mary and I had split up?
    谁告诉你玛丽和我已经断绝关系了？
23. He and his girlfriend just split up.
    他刚和他女朋友分手。
24. To this end I have a quarrel with him several times, and he wants to split up.
    为此我已经和他吵架几次了，都想和他分手了。
25. And we didn't split up, you left.
    而且我们没有分开，是你离开了。
26. Did you hear? Joe and Melissa split up.
    听说了吗？乔和梅丽莎分手了。
27. Three months after we split up, I found a new love interest.
    我们分手3个月后，我找到了一个新恋人。
28. We walked together for a while and then split up to go home.
    我们一起走了一会后就分开回家了。
29. I just split up with my girlfriend of four years.
    我刚和交往了4年的女友分手。
30. My wife and I split up last year.
    我和我老婆去年分了。

noun

1. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
   1. they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock

   Synonym:    splitstock split

verb

1. become separated into pieces or fragments
   1. The figurine broke
   2. The freshly baked loaf fell apart

   Synonym:    breakseparatefall apartcome apart

2. discontinue an association or relation
   1. The business partners broke over a tax question
   2. The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
   3. My friend and I split up

   Synonym:    separatepartsplitbreakbreak up

3. separate into parts or portions
   1. divide the cake into three equal parts
   2. The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

   Synonym:    dividesplitseparatedissevercarve up

4. get a divorce
   1. The couple divorced after only 6 months

   Synonym:    divorce