約翰老是吹毛求疵,對一些雞毛蒜皮的小事也要爭論一番。
It's still for too many—stopping splitting hairs!

那也是太多了——別在這些細枝末節上糾纏了。 split hairs over sth
Why split hairs over the color of the dress?

為什么對衣服的顏色這類小事爭論不休?
His wife always is splitting hairs over trifles at home.

他的妻子總在家里為繁瑣的事吹毛求疵。
I found it dull to split hairs over the privacy of a famous person.

我覺得對一個名人的隱私評頭論足索然無味。

這條河把這個城鎮分為兩半。
The knife split the apple in half!

刀把蘋果劈成兩半!

這條河在此處分成三條小河。 split sth into sth
I want to split this class into two ones as it has become too large.

這個班太大了,我要把它分為兩班。
Only a skilled workman can split slate into layers.

只有能工巧匠才能把板巖劈成石片。
The strike split the union members into angry factions.

罷工使工會成員分裂成了對立派。
The deserted land was split into three development regions.

這塊荒涼的土地被分成3個開發區。
The city is split into eight blocks.

該城被分成8個街區。
The compound can be split into parts.

該化合物可分裂為諸元素。

議員們對死刑看法不同。
The writer and the editor split on the basic idea in the article.

作者和編輯對文中的基本觀點產生分歧。
The husband and the wife split on the question of their children's education.

夫妻在孩子教育問題上產生分歧。
The two brothers split on inheriting the legacy of their parents.

兩兄弟為繼承父母的遺產而鬧翻。 split on sb to sb
Somebody must have split on him to a teacher.

有人一定到老師那里告了他的密。
The boy who often plays truant is afraid someone in his class will split on him to his parents.

那個經常逃學的男孩害怕班上有人向他父母告狀。

觀眾聽了那位喜劇演員的笑話禁不住捧腹大笑。

你們把它劈開。
The wood can be split up for fuel.

這些木頭可以劈開當柴燒。 split up into sth
Now, children, you must split up into two groups for this game.

孩子們,玩這種游戲必須分成兩組。
There were so many men in the room that they had to split up into groups.

屋里有那么多人,他們不得不分成許多小組。 split sth ? up into sth
The teacher split the class up into six groups.

老師把班級分成六個小組。
I think the article would be easier to read if you split it up into sections.

我認為你如果把這篇文章分成若干段落,就比較容易讀了。
The book was split up into ten chapters.

該書被分為10章。 split sth ? up
The family agreed to split up the estate.

這家人同意分享這部分財產。 split up
The young couple split up after a bitter quarrel.

那一對年輕夫婦大吵一場就離婚了。
It is said that they are splitting up.

據說他們在鬧離婚。
It's pity that friends split up over trifles.

朋友們為了一些小事不和是令人遺憾的。 split sb ? up
The misunderstanding split up the young man and his fiancee.

誤解使那位年輕人與他的未婚妻斷絕關系。
The quarrel split up the two friends.

那次爭吵使兩個朋友斷絕來往。

哦,你得了這么多糖!能同我們分享嗎?
He split with one of his former friends.

他和以前的一個老朋友斷絕關系。
She totally split with the feudal ideas on marriage.

她完全與封建的婚姻觀念決裂了。