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Distinguish   [V Dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ People Distinguished Distinguishing Somebody/Something Verb

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distinguish

[dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ]distinguished, distinguishing, distinguishes

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distinguished[4556] distinguishes[257] distinguishing[550]
区别(83%),辨认(9%),使显著(8%)
vi.区别,区分;辨别
vt.区分;辨别;使杰出,使表现突出
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Collins
distinguish ★★☆☆☆
/dɪstɪ̱ŋgwɪʃ/
1
[VERB 动词]区分;辨别;分清 If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different.
  [V n from n]
  [V between pl-n]
  [V pl-n]
  • Could he distinguish right from wrong?...

    他能分辨是非吗?

  • Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark...

    研究表明婴儿通过辨别光亮和黑暗的区域来学会看东西。

  • It is necessary to distinguish the policies of two successive governments.

    分清前后两届政府的政策很有必要。

2
[VERB 动词](特质或特征)使有别于 A feature or quality that distinguishes one thing from another causes the two things to be regarded as different, because only the first thing has the feature or quality.
  [V n from n]
  [V-ing]
  • There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms...

    音乐的某种特质使其有别于所有其他艺术形式。

  • The bird has no distinguishing features.

    这只鸟没有明显的特征。

3
[VERB 动词]看出;听出;辨别出 If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices.

    有哭声、喊声——他能听出不同的声音。

4
[VERB 动词]使出名;使受青睐 If you distinguish yourself, you do something that makes you famous or important.
  [V pron-refl as n]
  [V pron-refl]
  • Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar...

    在接下来的几年里,他作为一名宪法研究领域最杰出的学者而声名远扬。

  • They distinguished themselves at the Battle of Assaye.

    他们在阿瑟耶之战中一战成名。


Oxford
dis·tin·guish ★ / dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ ; NAmE dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ / verb 1 ★ [intransitive ,  transitive ] to recognize the difference between two people or things 区分;辨别;分清 SYN
differentiate
distinguishbetween A and B ◆ At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? 儿童到什么年龄才能明辨是非? distinguishA from B ◆ It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. 很难分辨出一对孪生儿谁是谁。 distinguishA and B ◆ Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. 有时候现实和幻想很难区分。
2 ★ [transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) distinguishA (from B) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different 成为…的特征;使具有…的特色;使有别于 ◆ What was it that distinguished her from her classmates? 是什么使得她有别于班上其他同学呢? ◆ The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak. 雄鸟喙红色,有别于雌鸟。 ◆ Does your cat have any distinguishing marks? 你的猫有什么特殊斑纹吗? 3 [transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) distinguishsth to be able to see or hear sth 看清;认出;听出 SYN
differentiate
, make out
◆ I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated. 我听不清她说的话,但听得出她很激动。
4 [transitive ] distinguishyourself (as sth) to do sth so well that people notice and admire you 使出众;使著名;使受人青睐 ◆ She has already distinguished herself as an athlete. 作为运动员她已享有盛名。 ▶ dis·tin·guish·able / dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl ; NAmE dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl / adjective distinguishable(from sb/sth) ◆ The male bird is easily distinguishable from the female. 这种鸟很容易辨认雌雄。 ◆ The coast was barely distinguishable in the mist. 在雾中很难看清海岸。 distinguish distinguishes distinguished distinguishing
dis·tin·guish / dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ ; NAmE dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ / dis·tin·guish·able / dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl ; NAmE dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl /
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distinguishdis‧tin‧guish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people SYN  differentiatedistinguish between His attorney argued that Cope could not distinguish between right and wrong.distinguish somebody/something from a method of distinguishing cancer cells from normal tissue► see thesaurus at
recognize
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use the phrases tell the difference between somebody/something or tell somebody/something from somebody/something, rather than distinguish:· He can’t tell the difference between right and wrong.· How do you tell cancer cells from healthy cells?
2[transitive not in progressive] to be the thing that makes someone or something different or specialdistinguish somebody/something from The factor that distinguishes this company from the competition is customer service.distinguishing feature/mark/characteristic The main distinguishing feature of this species is the leaf shape.3[transitive not in progressive] written to be able to see the shape of something or hear a particular sound:  The light was too dim for me to distinguish anything clearly.4distinguish yourself to do something so well that people notice and remember you:  He distinguished himself on several occasions in the civil war.

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