/splɪt ||; splɪt/verb (
present participle splitting;past tense past participle split)
1 [I,T] split (sb) (up) (into sth) to divide or to make a group of people divide into smaller groups （使）分成小组: Let's split into two groups. 我们分成两组吧。
2 [T] split sth (between sb/sth);split sth (with sb) to divide or share sth 分担；分摊；分享: We split the cost of the meal between the six of us. 我们六个人分摊了这顿饭的费用。
3 [I,T] split (sth) (open) to break or make sth break along a straight line （使）裂开: My jeans have split. 我的牛仔裤破了。
split the difference (used when agreeing on a price) to agree on an amount or figure that is halfway between the two amounts or figures already mentioned （用于议价）折中价格或数目
split hairs to pay too much attention in an argument to details that are very small and not important 吹毛求疵
☞Usually used in a critical way. 通常用于批评。 split up (with sb) to end a marriage or relationship 分手；离异；绝交:
He's split up with his girlfriend. 他和女朋友分手了。