动词劈裂; 分裂，分离
1. (从团体中)分裂出去
If people split off from a group, they stop being part of the group and become separated from it.
e.g. Somehow, Quentin split off from his comrades.
不知怎么的，昆廷脱离了自己的同志。
e.g. ...the Youth Wing which split off the National Liberal party earlier this year...
今年年初从国家自由党中分裂出去的青年派
1. Witnesses said he approached an officer collecting ID cards and set off a blast that split his own body in two.
2. Official Jess Kersey was KO'd with a split chin before halftime when a blocked shot bounced hard off the whistle still in his mouth.
3. They therefore oppose the privatisation bills, which would split up Japan Post and sell off its shares by 2017.
4. The husband sawed off his half of the house following the split.
5. Lindsay Lohan took to her Celebrity MySpace blog Monday to sound off about rumors that she had split with girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
6. split off
6. Lindsay dated Samantha on and off for around two years before they eventually split for good in 2009.