The dividing line between the two tectonic plates runs deep beneath the ocean floor, causing frequent seismic activity.
两个构造板块之间的分界线深藏于海底之下，引发频繁的地震活动。
- The Berlin Wall was constructed in August 1961, dividing East and West Berlin.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “dividing”?
A — Separating or marking a boundary. “dividing” means separating or marking a boundary.
Which word means “separating or marking a boundary”?
C — dividing. “dividing” means separating or marking a boundary.
dividing — separating or marking a boundary. In Chinese: 分隔的，划界的.
dividing is pronounced /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/.
The dividing line between the two tectonic plates runs deep beneath the ocean floor, causing frequent seismic activity. (两个构造板块之间的分界线深藏于海底之下，引发频繁的地震活动。)
separating, partitioning, splitting — all close in meaning to dividing (separating or marking a boundary).
uniting, joining — each the opposite of dividing (separating or marking a boundary).
Yes. dividing is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.