两者均可表示“分开”:divide 通常指把整体分为若干部分,其后常接介词 into;而 separate 通常指把原来连在一起或靠近的东西分隔开来,其后常接介词 from。如:
The world is divided into seven continents. 世界被分成七大洲。
Divide the money among the six of you. 这笔钱你们六个人分。
The food was divided amongst the poor. 食物都分给了穷人。
The children divided the money
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