核心问题
The Cherokee Indians were divided ____ seven clans with members in every village. A. at B. of C. into D. in 答案为 C,能否选 D(in) 呢？要知道, divide... in 也是常见的用法呀！
词典解答
这里只能选 C。当 divide 后面只有数词,而无“部分”“组”“队”等词语时,既可以使用 into,也可以使用 in。例如:
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Divide the cake in four and share it equally. (LDPV) 把这块蛋糕切成四块, 平均分吃。
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First he divided it in[into] two; then he divided each into[in] four. (Clark) 他先把它分成两份,然后又把每份分成4份。
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Divide this line into 20 equal parts. (LDCE) 把这条线分成 20 等份。