To set apart from a group
从团体中分离出来
hived off the department into another division.
从该部门分离出来进入另一分支
(chiefly Brit.)(especially in business) separate something from a larger group or organization, especially from public to private ownership
(主英)(尤指生意)划分出来,分离出来(尤指从公有变为私有)
the weekly magazine hived off by the BBC.
从英国广播公司分立出来的周刊。