The empire was maintained through a strategy of divide and rule.这个帝国靠分而治之的策略维持着统治。He was as keen to divide and rule his subordinates as ever.他一向热衷于把自己的下属分而治之。The government's policies of divide and rule have only contributed to the volatility of the region.政府分而治之的政策只是加剧了该地区的不稳定性。