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separate adj.分开的；不同的；单独的；各自的v.分开；隔开；区分；分居；脱离n.分开；抽印本 (1) 这两个定义可以合成一个呢，还是必须分开?(2) 我建议我们分班授课，让不同的学生以不同的方式学习华文。(3) 我们没有单独的饭厅——活动空间都在一处。(4) 房屋分为两个居住部分,一般具有各自的出口。(5) 我们最好把好的和坏的分开。(6) 这次考试就是想区分一下水平高低。(7) 父母分居时孩子们会因不知对谁忠诚为好而感到痛苦。(8) 我们绝不应该脱离群众。(9) 现在什么也不能把他们彼此分开了。(10) 我很难把这两个打架的孩子分开。 You can use the adjective separate to describe something that is thought of as different or not related to other things. The adjective is from the Latin prefix se- "apart" plus parare "to prepare." Separate is also used as a verb, pronounced "SEP-uh-rate." Separate is one of the most commonly misspelled words, so beware of the erroneous spelling, seperate.

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英 ['sepərət] 美 ['sepərət] (1) Can these two definitions be conflated, or must they be kept separate?(2) I advocate separate classes for students to learn Chinese in different ways.(3) We don't have a separate dining room—the living area is all one.(4) The house is divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances.(5) We'd better separate the good ones from the bad ones.(6) This examination is intended to separate the sheep from the goats.(7) Children suffer from divided loyalties when their parents separate.(8) We should never separate from the masses.(9) Nothing can separate them from each other now.(10) It's hard for me to separate the two fighting boys. Things that are separate are kept apart from other things. A married couple heading for divorce might eat breakfast at separate tables. The adjective and noun are pronounced /'sepərət/. The verb is pronounced /'sepəreɪt/. 形容词和名词读作 /'sepərət/。动词读作 /'sepəreɪt/。1[ADJ 形容词]分开的；单独的；独立的 If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things.   [oft ADJ from n]Each villa has a separate sitting-room...每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。They are now making plans to form their own separate party...他们如今正计划组建自己的独立政党。Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones.银行的商业账户和个人账户是分开管理的。separateness...establishing Australia's cultural separateness from Britain.确立澳大利亚相对于英国的文化独立性2[ADJ 形容词]不同的；各别的 If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing.   [usu ADJ n]Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads...切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和拌色拉的青菜时要使用不同的切菜板。Men and women have separate exercise rooms...男女有各自的健身房。The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks.当局声称在两次不相关的袭击中已有 6 名平民丧生。3[V-RECIP-ERG ](使)分开；(使)分离；分割；划分 If you separate people or things that are together, or if they separate, they move apart.   [V pl-n]  [V n from n]  [V from n]  [pl-n V]  [V-ed]Police moved in to separate the two groups...警方介入进来，将两拨人分开。The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt...双手握住淘选盘不停旋动将沙金和尘土分开。The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle...汽车的前端和车身分开了。They separated. Stephen returned to the square...他们分开了。斯蒂芬返回了广场。They're separated from the adult inmates.他们同成年犯分开关押。4[V-RECIP-ERG ](使)分离；(使)分裂；(使)分开 If you separate people or things that have been connected, or if one separates from another, the connection between them is ended.   [V n from n]  [V pl-n]  [V from n]  [Also pl-n V]They want to separate teaching from research...他们想把教学和研究分开。It's  very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country...很可能我们会目睹一场分裂该国这两个地区的运动。He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada.他宣布成立一个新部门，专门处理魁北克威胁要从加拿大分裂出去一事。5[V-RECIP 相互动词]分居 If a couple who are married or living together separate, they decide to live apart.   [pl-n V]  [V from n]Her parents separated when she was very young...她很小的时候父母就分居了。Since I separated from my husband I have gone a long way.自从我和我丈夫分开后，我的生活发生了很大的变化。6[VERB 动词]隔开；阻隔；使分开 An object, obstacle, distance, or period of time which separates two people, groups, or things exists between them.   [V n from n]  [V pl-n]  [get V-ed]...the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock...将院子和小围场隔开的白色围栏They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods...毫无疑问，他们在这两个时期相隔的 6 年间取得了进展。Rural communities are widely separated and often small...乡村村落彼此离得很远，而且通常规模很小。But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有 6 名妇人和23 个孩子。7[VERB 动词]分辨；区分；区别 If you separate one idea or fact from another, you clearly see or show the difference between them.   [V n from n]  [V pl-n]  [V P n from n]It is difficult to separate legend from truth...很难将传说和事实区别开来。...learning how to separate real problems from imaginary illnesses...学习如何分辨真实的和想象出的疾病It is difficult to separate the two aims.很难将这两个目标区分开来。Separate out means the same as separate.separate out 同 separateHow can one ever separate out the act from the attitudes that surround it?一个人的行为及与其息息相关的态度怎么能区分得开呢？8[VERB 动词]使得以区分；使获得区别 A quality or factor that separates one thing from another is the reason why the two things are different from each other.   [V n from n]The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting...区分普通照片和出色照片的一个至关重要的因素就是光线。What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？9[VERB 动词](两个参赛队或竞争者比分)相隔，相差 If a particular number of points separate two teams or competitors, one of them is winning or has won by that number of points.   [V pl-n]In the end only three points separated the two teams.最终两队只相差 3 分。10[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]分割；划分；拆散 If you separate a group of people or things into smaller elements, or if a group separates, it is divided into smaller elements.   [V n into n]  [V into n]  [V]  [V P]The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups...警察想把他们拆散成几小股。Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes...沃勒斯坦的作品可以细分成3个主要的主题。Let's separate into smaller groups...我们分成几个小组吧。So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate.这样构成白色光的所有颜色被投射到不同方向，从而分离开来。Separate out means the same as separate .separate out 同 separateIf prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out.如果提前几个小时就准备好了，混合物可能会分离开。11[N-PLURAL 复数名词](非覆盖全身的)单件衣服 Separates are clothes such as skirts, trousers, and shirts which cover just the top half or the bottom half of your body. 12See also:separated；  13[PHRASE 短语]分道扬镳；分手；分路而行 When two or more people who have been together for some time go their separate ways, they go to different places or end their relationship.   [V inflects]Sue and her husband decided to go their separate ways.苏和丈夫决定离婚。14 to separate the wheat from the chaff→see: chaff； Usage Note :Be careful with the spelling of this word.注意该词的拼写。相关词组：separate out

英语单词	separate
英美音标	英 ['sepərət] 美 ['sepərət]
中文释义	adj.分开的；不同的；单独的；各自的 v.分开；隔开；区分；分居；脱离 n.分开；抽印本
英语例句	(1) Can these two definitions be conflated, or must they be kept separate? (2) I advocate separate classes for students to learn Chinese in different ways. (3) We don't have a separate dining room—the living area is all one. (4) The house is divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances. (5) We'd better separate the good ones from the bad ones. (6) This examination is intended to separate the sheep from the goats. (7) Children suffer from divided loyalties when their parents separate. (8) We should never separate from the masses. (9) Nothing can separate them from each other now. (10) It's hard for me to separate the two fighting boys.
中文例句	(1) 这两个定义可以合成一个呢，还是必须分开? (2) 我建议我们分班授课，让不同的学生以不同的方式学习华文。 (3) 我们没有单独的饭厅——活动空间都在一处。 (4) 房屋分为两个居住部分,一般具有各自的出口。 (5) 我们最好把好的和坏的分开。 (6) 这次考试就是想区分一下水平高低。 (7) 父母分居时孩子们会因不知对谁忠诚为好而感到痛苦。 (8) 我们绝不应该脱离群众。 (9) 现在什么也不能把他们彼此分开了。 (10) 我很难把这两个打架的孩子分开。
vocabulary简明	Things that are separate are kept apart from other things. A married couple heading for divorce might eat breakfast at separate tables.
vocabulary扩展	You can use the adjective separate to describe something that is thought of as different or not related to other things. The adjective is from the Latin prefix se- "apart" plus parare "to prepare." Separate is also used as a verb, pronounced "SEP-uh-rate." Separate is one of the most commonly misspelled words, so beware of the erroneous spelling, seperate.
柯林斯解释	The adjective and noun are pronounced /'sepərət/. The verb is pronounced /'sepəreɪt/. 形容词和名词读作 /'sepərət/。动词读作 /'sepəreɪt/。 1 [ADJ 形容词]分开的；单独的；独立的 If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things. [oft ADJ from n] Each villa has a separate sitting-room... 每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。 They are now making plans to form their own separate party... 他们如今正计划组建自己的独立政党。 Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones. 银行的商业账户和个人账户是分开管理的。 separateness ...establishing Australia's cultural separateness from Britain. 确立澳大利亚相对于英国的文化独立性 2 [ADJ 形容词]不同的；各别的 If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing. [usu ADJ n] Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads... 切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和拌色拉的青菜时要使用不同的切菜板。 Men and women have separate exercise rooms... 男女有各自的健身房。 The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks. 当局声称在两次不相关的袭击中已有 6 名平民丧生。 3 [V-RECIP-ERG ](使)分开；(使)分离；分割；划分 If you separate people or things that are together, or if they separate, they move apart. [V pl-n] [V n from n] [V from n] [pl-n V] [V-ed] Police moved in to separate the two groups... 警方介入进来，将两拨人分开。 The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt... 双手握住淘选盘不停旋动将沙金和尘土分开。 The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle... 汽车的前端和车身分开了。 They separated. Stephen returned to the square... 他们分开了。斯蒂芬返回了广场。 They're separated from the adult inmates. 他们同成年犯分开关押。 4 [V-RECIP-ERG ](使)分离；(使)分裂；(使)分开 If you separate people or things that have been connected, or if one separates from another, the connection between them is ended. [V n from n] [V pl-n] [V from n] [Also pl-n V] They want to separate teaching from research... 他们想把教学和研究分开。 It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country... 很可能我们会目睹一场分裂该国这两个地区的运动。 He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada. 他宣布成立一个新部门，专门处理魁北克威胁要从加拿大分裂出去一事。 5 [V-RECIP 相互动词]分居 If a couple who are married or living together separate, they decide to live apart. [pl-n V] [V from n] Her parents separated when she was very young... 她很小的时候父母就分居了。 Since I separated from my husband I have gone a long way. 自从我和我丈夫分开后，我的生活发生了很大的变化。 6 [VERB 动词]隔开；阻隔；使分开 An object, obstacle, distance, or period of time which separates two people, groups, or things exists between them. [V n from n] [V pl-n] [get V-ed] ...the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock... 将院子和小围场隔开的白色围栏 They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods... 毫无疑问，他们在这两个时期相隔的 6 年间取得了进展。 Rural communities are widely separated and often small... 乡村村落彼此离得很远，而且通常规模很小。 But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others. 但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有 6 名妇人和23 个孩子。 7 [VERB 动词]分辨；区分；区别 If you separate one idea or fact from another, you clearly see or show the difference between them. [V n from n] [V pl-n] [V P n from n] It is difficult to separate legend from truth... 很难将传说和事实区别开来。 ...learning how to separate real problems from imaginary illnesses... 学习如何分辨真实的和想象出的疾病 It is difficult to separate the two aims. 很难将这两个目标区分开来。 Separate out means the same as separate.separate out 同 separate How can one ever separate out the act from the attitudes that surround it? 一个人的行为及与其息息相关的态度怎么能区分得开呢？ 8 [VERB 动词]使得以区分；使获得区别 A quality or factor that separates one thing from another is the reason why the two things are different from each other. [V n from n] The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting... 区分普通照片和出色照片的一个至关重要的因素就是光线。 What separates terrorism from other acts of violence? 恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？ 9 [VERB 动词](两个参赛队或竞争者比分)相隔，相差 If a particular number of points separate two teams or competitors, one of them is winning or has won by that number of points. [V pl-n] In the end only three points separated the two teams. 最终两队只相差 3 分。 10 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]分割；划分；拆散 If you separate a group of people or things into smaller elements, or if a group separates, it is divided into smaller elements. [V n into n] [V into n] [V] [V P] The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups... 警察想把他们拆散成几小股。 Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes... 沃勒斯坦的作品可以细分成3个主要的主题。 Let's separate into smaller groups... 我们分成几个小组吧。 So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate. 这样构成白色光的所有颜色被投射到不同方向，从而分离开来。 Separate out means the same as separate .separate out 同 separate If prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out. 如果提前几个小时就准备好了，混合物可能会分离开。 11 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](非覆盖全身的)单件衣服 Separates are clothes such as skirts, trousers, and shirts which cover just the top half or the bottom half of your body. 12 See also:separated ； 13 [PHRASE 短语]分道扬镳；分手；分路而行 When two or more people who have been together for some time go their separate ways, they go to different places or end their relationship. [V inflects] Sue and her husband decided to go their separate ways. 苏和丈夫决定离婚。 14 to separate the wheat from the chaff→see: chaff ； Usage Note : Be careful with the spelling of this word. 注意该词的拼写。相关词组： separate out

Separate [V N D Things Pl N People Verb