汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 一分為二
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
Philosophical terminology refers to things as a unity of contradictions, which contain two contradictory and opposite aspects / It usually refers to looking at people or things in a comprehensive way, seeing the positive aspects as well as the negative aspects
事物内部的可分性、矛盾性。指一切事物、现象、过程都可分为两个互相对立和互相统一的部分,都具有两重性,都包含内在的矛盾。原为中国古语,经毛泽东使用和论述后,成为对立统一规律的通俗称呼。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他把那块巧克力一分为二

He broke the chocolate in two.

这条主街把整个镇一分为二

The main street bisects the town from end to end.

联邦军正打算把阵线一分为二

The Union line was going to be split in half.

他们正在做钳形运动,将共和国一分为二

They are moving in a pincer movement to cut the republic in two.

瑞士西南日内瓦湖上的一座城市,被罗讷河一分为二

A city of southwest Switzerland located on Lake Geneva and bisected by the Rhone River.

纽约老兄和密西根老兄就是一个人,都是拿破仑,他一分为二了。

Brother New York and Brother Michigan are one person, both Napoleon, and he is divided into two.

这座城市被环城路围绕,被宽阔宏伟的林荫大道(长安街)一分为二

The city is girded with ring roads and bisected by a grand, wide boulevard.

将红椒洗净切丝;粟米芯一分为二;芦笋及金菇洗净备用。

Shred red pepper; halve baby corn stick; wash asparagus and enoki mushroom.

天神发现后,就把河水一分为二,湍急汹涌的瀑布永远阻隔了这对恋人。

When the god found out, he cleaved the river into two and formed raging waterfalls which separated the lovers forever.

原子能专家说,核反应堆堆芯的放射线能够把水分子一分为二从而产生氢气。

Nuclear experts say that radiation from the core of a reactor can split water molecules in two, releasing hydrogen.