| 词汇 | separate |
| 释义 | separate (verb) separate 12 ENTRIES FOUND: separate (adjective) separate (verb) separated (adjective) separates (noun) boy (noun) chaff (noun) cover (noun) goat (noun) man (noun) sheep (noun) way (noun) wheat (noun) 1 separate /ˈsɛpərət/ adjective 1 separate /ˈsɛpərət/ adjective Learner's definition of SEPARATE 1 : not joined, connected, or combined : placed or kept apart分开的；隔开的；不连接的 two separate buildings两栋不相连的建筑 There are separate restrooms for men and women.有男女分开使用的卫生间。 The boys/girls have separate rooms.男孩们/女孩们有各自的房间。 They slept in separate beds.他们分床睡的。 We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.我们使用相同的互联网服务提供商，但有各自的账户。 The company broke up into three separate [=independent] entities.这家公司分成了三个独立的实体。 Each state has a separate set of laws [=has its own set of laws] concerning marriage.每个州关于婚姻都有一套自己独立的法律。 He tries to keep his private life and public life separate (from each other). = He tries to keep his private life separate from his public life.他尽量把自己的私生活和公共生活分开。 2 : different from something else有别的；不同的 I met him on four separate [=different] occasions.我在四种不同的场合中遇见过他。 : not related不相关的；不关联的 That's an entirely separate issue.那是一个毫不相关的问题。 go your separate ways 1 : to end a relationship with someone（与某人）分手；结束关系 After 20 years of marriage, they decided to go their separate ways.婚后20年，他们决定离异。 2 : to go in different directions after being together分开；分别；散开 After dinner we went our separate ways.晚餐后，我们各自离开了。 under separate cover — see 2cover — separateness noun [noncount] 2 separate /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ verb separates; separated; separating 2 separate /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ verb separates; separated; separating Learner's definition of SEPARATE 1 [+ object] : to cause (two or more people or things) to stop being together, joined, or connected : to make (people or things) separate使分开；使分离 He separated the fighters (from each other).他将打架者拉开了。 They described the process used to separate cream from milk.他们介绍了从牛奶分离出奶油的过程。 (US) He fell and separated [=dislocated] his shoulder. [=caused the bone in his shoulder to move out of its proper position]他摔了一跤，肩膀脱臼了。 2 [+ object] : to be between (two things or people)隔开；阻隔 A river separates the two towns. = The two towns are separated by a river. [=there is a river between the two towns]这两个小镇之间隔着一条河。 A great distance separated the sisters from each other.遥远的距离使姐妹之间彼此分离。 3 [no object] : to stop being together, joined, or connected : to become separate分开；分离 They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.他们一起走到街角，但随后他们就分开并各自离去。 The main group separated into several smaller groups.这个大组分成了若干个小组。 Oil and water separate when combined together.油和水混在一起时会分离。 The oil separated from the water.油与水分离了。 The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.盐晶体从液体中分离了。 4 [no object] : to stop living with a husband, wife, or partner分居 They separated six months after their wedding.他们婚后六个月就分居了。 She separated from her boyfriend last week.她上周与男友分居了。 5 [+ object] : to see or describe the differences between (two things)区分；区别于 We need to separate [=distinguish] fact and/from fiction.我们要把事实与虚构区别开来。 6 [+ object] : to be the quality that makes (people or things) different : differentiate有别于；使不同 Their personalities and political beliefs separate them.他们因个性和政治信仰而不同。 Our ability to reason is what separates us from animals.我们的推理能力是我们有别于动物的特征。 7 [+ object] — used to describe how much difference there is in the scores or positions of people or teams in a race, game, etc.（在比分或位置上）使…区别开来 One goal separated the teams at the beginning of the third period.在第三节开局，一个进球拉开了两队之间的比分。 Polls show that the candidates are separated by only a narrow margin as the election approaches.民意调查显示，临近选举，候选人之间的差距很微弱。 separate off [phrasal verb] separate (someone or something) off or separate off (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to be separate from other people or things使分离；使分开 He separated himself off from the crowd in the subway.他躲开了地铁里拥挤的人群。 separate out [phrasal verb] separate out (someone or something) or separate (someone or something) out : to remove (someone or something) from a group分拣；挪开；移开 Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.在扔垃圾之前，须将瓶子和罐头盒分拣出来。 Most schools separate out children with learning problems.大多数学校都把学习有问题的孩子分出来。 separate the men from the boys : to show which people are really strong, brave, etc., and which are not分出强弱；比出高下 The competition has been easy to this point, but now it gets tough and we'll really begin to separate the men from the boys.这场比赛在此之前一直都很轻松，但现在变得激烈了，我们将真正开始一决高下。 separate the sheep from the goats chiefly British or separate the wheat from the chaff : to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good分辨好坏；分清良莠 The magazine describes many different products and then separates the sheep from the goats.这本杂志介绍了许多不同的产品，然后从中鉴别出一些好产品。 |
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