split

分ける、分かれる

物をいくつかの部分に分ける、または分かれる。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into parts, or become divided into parts.

• We split the cake in half.
• They split the bill equally.
• The path splits into two near the river.

使い方： split something into something (Split the class into three groups.); split something between people (We split the money between four friends.)

類義語： divide, separate

反対語： join, combine

よく使う表現： split something in half, split the bill, split into something

分裂する、分裂させる

意見の違いで別々の集団に分かれる、または分かれさせる。

やさしい英語で： If people separate because they disagree, they form different groups or support different sides.

• The party split over the issue.
• Members are split between two candidates.
• The argument split the group into rival camps.

使い方： split over something (The committee split over the proposed changes.); split into something (The movement split into two factions.)

類義語： divide, break up

反対語： unite

よく使う表現： split over something, split into groups, split the party

割れる、割る

木などの固い物が筋に沿って割れる、または割る。

やさしい英語で： If wood or another solid material breaks along a line, it opens or separates.

• The dry wood split easily.
• He split the log with an axe.
• The board had split along the grain.

使い方： split along something (The timber split along a natural line.)

類義語： crack, cleave

よく使う表現： split wood, split along something, split a log

切る、裂く

何かにぶつけるなどして、皮膚を切り傷を作る。

やさしい英語で： To break the skin open, usually by hitting it against something.

• I split my lip.
• She fell and split her chin.
• The impact split the skin above his eye.

類義語： cut

よく使う表現： split your lip, split your head, split someone’s skin

ずらかる、立ち去る

くだけた言い方で、その場から去る。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place.

• It is late. Let’s split.
• We split before the police arrived.
• Everyone had split by midnight.

類義語： leave, go, take off

反対語： stay

よく使う表現： let’s split, split from somewhere

割れる

頭が割れるようにひどく痛む。

やさしい英語で： If your head feels as if it is breaking apart, it hurts very badly.

• My head feels like it will split.
• The pounding made her head seem to split.
• After hours of noise, his head felt ready to split.

よく使う表現： head will split, head seems to split

分かれた、分裂した

部分や集団に分かれた、または意見が分かれている。

やさしい英語で： Separated into parts, groups, or different opinions.

• The committee is split.
• Public opinion remains split on the issue.
• The judges reached a split decision.

使い方： split over/on something (The family is split over the move.); split between A and B (Her loyalties are split between her family and her career.)

類義語： divided

反対語： united

よく使う表現： split decision, split opinion, split over something

分裂、対立

人や集団を分裂させる深刻な意見の対立。

やさしい英語で： A serious disagreement that separates people or groups.

• The argument caused a split.
• A split in the party weakened its leadership.
• They tried to heal the split between the two communities.

使い方： split between A and B (The split between the partners grew wider.); split in something (A split in the union delayed the vote.)

類義語： division, rift, break

反対語： unity

よく使う表現： split between groups, split in something, bitter split