词汇释义
bifurcate TEM8 GRE
UK /ˈbaɪ.fə.keɪt/ US /ˈbaɪ.fɚ.keɪt/
verb, If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions. 使分叉，使分成两支
外刊例句
1. But one of the problems with material as various and sprawling as the hacking allegations (some 5,800 alleged cases are being looked into) is that investigations tend to bifurcate between those who want to dig into allegations directly related to the hacking and those pursuing a broader agenda about the influence and networks of the Murdochs and their editors.(The Economist)
2. For new species to originate, that change must bifurcate.(The Economist)
3. The world economy began to bifurcate in 2014, as America started to grow again while Japan and Europe languished.(The Economist)
4. To ensure maximum electoral benefits, on July 30, the Congress-led federal government lent its support to the old demand to bifurcate the existing state and create a separate state for Telangana region, where the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.(The New York Times)
5. Three, the stock market and corporate profits rise, but employment continues to lag; more people drop out of the work force; the job market continues to bifurcate, with work at the high and low ends, but less and less in the middle.(The New York Times)
6. The neighborhood was starting to bifurcate, with artists' lofts to the east of West Broadway and tenements with Italian and Portuguese families to the west, Mr. Lohn said.(The New York Times)
7. There is far less shareholder pressure in Japan, though this is changing. As the corporate landscape bifurcates between the nimble and the ailing, there is a view that the excellent traits will rub off on the losers and the whole economy will benefit.(The Economist)
8. "We are on our way to bifurcating access to capital in America," says John Taylor of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a community-development group.(The Economist)
9. Mr Draghi, in contrast, hinted that more measures to stimulate the European economy are in the offing. Yet Ms Yellen, Mr Draghi and many other central bankers at the conference share a common concern: their labour markets are bifurcating into secure, predominantly skilled jobs on the one hand and insecure, mostly unskilled work on the other.(The Economist)
10. As American society is bifurcating into a small, wealthy elite and a growing number of low-income households, fancy shops such as Tiffany, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom are doing well.(The Economist)
词汇搭配
line, path bifurcate |bifurcate between, into
词汇来源
"to divide into two forks or branches," 1610s, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- "two" (see bi-) + furca "two-pronged fork, fork-shaped instrument," a word of unknown etymology. Related: Bifurcated; bifurcating.
近义词
divide, separate, diverge, split, disconnect, disjoin, uncouple, unlink, sunder
反义词
combine, converge, join, unite, merge, connect, gather, convene,rally, concentrate, link, collect
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