split /split/ I. vt. & vi. (split; splitting) I. 劈开；撕裂，裂开：split a log 劈木头；split up a hill to let the water through 劈山引水 My head is splitting.［喻］我头痛欲裂。［考句］His trousers split when he tried to jump over the fence.他在起劲跳过围墙的时候裤子裂开了。2.分，分裂：split a country 分裂一个国家 It wasn’t long before they split away. 不久他们就分裂出去了。split up分开，分成；分裂：split (up) a book into chapters 把一本书分成几个章节；split up into several fractions 分成几派 let's split up and find the other two. 让我们分头去找那另外两个。Once again the family was split up. 家庭再一次分裂了。‖II. n.［c］ 分裂，裂口： a split in a rock 岩石的裂口 Will you sew up this split in my trousers? 请你给我把裤子上这道裂口缝起来，好吗?