●ˌhive sth ˈoff (into/to sth) () (often be hived off) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business分拆（出售公司的一部分）◆The retail business is being hived off into a separate company.零售业务部门分拆成一个独立的公司。◆We decided to hive off the research departments and run them as a separate company.我们决定将研究部门分拆出来作为一家独立的公司经营。