divide指将一个整体分开成为2个或几个部分.
separate指将2个或几个物体分开,但这2个或几个物体并不属于一个整体,有相对的独立性.
例子:
1.The Berlin Wall divided Germany into two dependent countries.柏林墙将德国分割成了2个独立的国家.
2.The two communities are separated by a highway.两个社区由一条高速公路分隔开来.
divide是本来是一块分成两块
divide a piece of soap into two
separate是把本来就不是一块的分开
separate those people