separate
vt.使分开;区分 vi.分离 a.不同的;单独的
释义2:
separate
/ 5sepEreit / v. / 5sepErit / adj.
◙ adjective1. forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself• 分离的;独立的 »this raises two separate issues. 这就提出了两个独立的问题。 »he regards the study of literature as quite separate from life. 他认为文学研究和生活是完全分离的。 not joined or touching physically• 分离的;独立的 »a bathroom and separate WC. 一间浴室和独立的卫生间。 different ; distinct • 不同的;特别的 »melt the white and plain chocolate in separate bowls. 把白巧克力和黑巧克力熔化在不同的碗里。◙ verb1. [with obj.] cause to move or be apart• 使分离;分开 »police were trying to separate two rioting mobs. 警察试图分开两伙暴徒。 »they were separated by the war. 战争使他们分离。 form a distinction or boundary between (people, places, or things)• 隔离(人,地方,物件) »only a footpath separated their garden from the shore. 只有一条小路把他们的花园和海岸隔开。 »six years separated the two brothers. 两兄弟相差六岁。 [no obj.] become detached or disconnected• 独立;分离 »the second stage of the rocket failed to separate. 火箭的第二级未能分离。 [no obj.] leave another person's company• 分开;分手 »they separated at the corner, agreeing to meet within two hours. 他们在拐角处分开,同意两小时内碰头。 [no obj.] stop living together as a couple• 夫妻)分开;分居 »after her parents separated she was brought up by her mother. 她父母分开后她由母亲带大。 »[asadj.separated] her parents are separated. 她的父母分居了。 [常作be separated] [US] discharge or dismiss (someone) from service or employment• [美] 解雇;辞退 »this year one million veterans will be separated from the service. 今年将有100万人退役。2. divide or cause to divide into constituent or distinct elements• (使)分成部分 »[no obj.] the processed milk had separated into curds and whey. 经加工处理的牛奶被分成凝乳和乳清。 »[with obj.] separate the eggs and beat the egg yolks. 把这些蛋分开并搅碎蛋黄。 [with obj.] extract or remove for use or rejection• »the skins are separated from the juice before fermentation. 发酵前将果皮与果汁分开。 »we need to separate fact from speculation. 我们需要把事实和猜测区分开来。 [with obj.] distinguish between consider individually• 区别;个别考虑 »we cannot separate his thinking from his activity. 我们不能把他的思想和行为分开来考虑。 (of a factor or quality) distinguish (someone or something) from others • (因素,性质)区分;分别 »his position separates him from those who might share his interests. 他的地位把他和可能与他有共同利益的人区分开。 [with obj.] (separate something off) make something form, or view something as, a unit apart or by itself• 使形成独立体;视为独立的 »the organ loft separating off the choir. 独立于唱诗班的风琴厢席。◙ plural noun1. (separates)things forming units by themselves, in particular• 自成一体的物件,尤指 individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations• (如衬衫、夹克、裤子)可搭配穿着的单件衣物 the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system• 独立音响设备 portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria• (按照颗粒大小、矿物组成等标准的)土壤划分【IDIOMS】
◘ go one's separate ways1. leave in a different direction from someone with whom one has just travelled or spent time• 分道扬镳 end a romantic, professional, or other relationship• 分道扬镳,分手◘ separate but equal1. [US historical] racially segregated but ensuring equal opportunities to all races• [美史] 隔离而平等的◘ separate the men from the boys1. 见man ◘ separate the sheep from the goats1. divide people or things into superior and inferior groups• (人,物)分出上等和下等◘ separate the wheat from the chaff --› see chaff 【派生】
♦ separately adverb♦ separateness noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin separat- 'disjoined, divided', from the verb separare, from se- 'apart' + parare 'prepare'
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