| 词组 | split |
| 释义 | split [split, split, splitting] split off 1. split off • split off sth • split sth off if part of something splits off, or you split it off, it becomes separated from the rest: ▪ A strange group of white rocks had split off from the cliff. ▪ The nationalists want to split Quebec off from the rest of Canada. ▪ Work is split off from people's family lives, and it has been so since the start of the Industrial Revolution. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑separate 2. split off if people split off from a party or organization, they stop being members of it and form a new party or organization: ▪ Some IRA members were unhappy with the agreement, and split off to form the so-called 'Real IRA'. + from ▪ The Social Democrats split off from the Labour Party because of ideological differences. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break away 3. split off to leave the group of people, vehicles etc that you are with and move away from them: ▪ Several of the men split off, leading their dogs up a steep track into the heart of the forest. + from ▪ One plane split off from the others and flew down low over the village. split on split on sb BrE informal to tell someone in authority, for example a teacher, that someone has done something wrong: ▪ Don't worry. Robert's reliable, he won't split on us. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tell on, ↑tattle on AmE informal split up 1. split up sth • split sth up • split up to divide something into different parts or groups, or to separate into different parts or groups: ▪ "None of us believed that it was right to split up the company," says Bill Toner. ▪ They all split up and went their own separate ways. ▪ This process causes the carbon and oxygen molecules to split up. + into ▪ Many of the larger houses are being split up into flats. ▪ Our teacher split us up into three groups. split up sth between/among sb (=divide something so that each member of a group has part of it) ▪ The former Soviet armed forces were split up between the new states. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑divide up, ↑divvy up AmE informal 2. split up if two people split up, they end their romantic relationship or marriage: ▪ I think it will be a real shame if Mick and Jerry do split up. ▪ When her parents split up, she went off to live with her mother. + with ▪ Comedian Freddie Starr is splitting up with his wife after 18 years of marriage. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break up 3. split up if a band or group splits up, they stop performing or working together, usually because of an argument: ▪ Why do you think the Beatles split up? Was it because of a personality clash between John and Paul? ▪ Rumours have been flying around Manchester that the band are about to split up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break up |
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