精讲巧练
split
【原句回放】… and there was always the possibility that it could split into smaller kingdoms. (P31)
【点 拨】split vt. to divide a group into smaller groups 表示“分开，把…划分”，也表示“切开，撕裂”，
split up (into) “(使)分裂; 分成(小组)”;
如：Just split the cake into three parts and leave one piece for Simon.
In the past people began to split up a hill to let the water through.
