新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

separate

英  [ˈsepərət]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1分开的 , 单独的

    If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things.

    双语例句

    例:

    They are now making plans to form their own separate party.

    他们现在正制订计划单独组建自己的政党。

    例:

    Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones.

    银行的商业账户同个人账户是分开管理的。

    2分开的 , 不同的

    If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads.

    切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和沙拉要用不同的砧板。

    例:

    Men and women have separate exercise rooms.

    男士和女士有各自的健身房。

    NOUN. 名词
  • separates

    1[PL 复数] 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    She wears coordinated separates instead of a suit.

    她穿的不是套装,而是将单件上衣和裤子搭配起来穿。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • separate out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 分辨 , 区分(同)separate)

    Separate out means the same as separate.

    双语例句

    例:

    How can one ever separate out the act from the attitudes that surround it?

    一个人的行为和与他这种行为有关的态度怎么能区分开来呢?

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 分开 , 分散(同)separate)

    Separate out means the same as separate.

    双语例句

    例:

    If prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out.

    如果提前很多小时配制,这种混合物就可能会分离。

    3[PHRASAL 短语] 使…分开

    If you separate out something from the other things it is with, you take it out.

    双语例句

    例:

    The ability to separate out reusable elements from other waste is crucial.

    能将可再次利用的成分从其他废料中分离出来至关重要。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • go their separate ways

    1分道扬镳

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sue was 27 when she and her husband decided to go their separate ways.

    27岁时苏与丈夫决定分道扬镳。

    VERB. 动词
  • separates , separating , separated

    1[RECIP 相互动词] 分开

    If you separate people or things that are together, or if they separate, they move apart.

    近义词

    disconnect , sever , split

    反义词

    join , connect

    双语例句

    例:

    Police moved in to separate the two groups.

    警察介入进来,把那两群人分开。

    例:

    The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt.

    两手握住淘洗盘不停地转动,好把金粒从泥沙中分离出来。

    例:

    The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle.

    车的前端同车子的其他部分分开了。

    2[RECIP 相互动词] 使分离 , 脱离

    If you separate people or things that have been connected, or if one separates from another, the connection between them is ended.

    双语例句

    例:

    They want to separate teaching from research.

    他们要把教学与研究分离开来。

    例:

    It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country.

    我们很有可能见证一场将该国两个地区分裂开来的运动。

    3[RECIP 相互动词] 分居

    If a couple who are married or living together separate, they decide to live apart.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her parents separated when she was very young.

    在她很小的时候,父母就分居了。

    4[T 及物动词] 分隔

    An object, obstacle, distance, or period of time which separates two people, groups, or things exists between them.

    双语例句

    例:

    the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock.

    把院子和围场分隔开来的白色围栏。

    例:

    They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods.

    他们无疑在那两个时期相隔的6年间取得了进步。

    5[T 及物动词] 分辨 , 区分

    If you separate one idea or fact from another, you clearly see or show the difference between them.

    近义词

    distinguish

    双语例句

    例:

    It is difficult to separate legend from truth.

    传说与事实很难分辨。

    例:

    learning how to separate real problems from imaginary illnesses.

    学习分辨哪些是真实存在的问题,哪些是无病呻吟。

    6[T 及物动词] 使不同

    A quality or factor that separates one thing from another is the reason why the two things are different from each other.

    近义词

    distinguish

    双语例句

    例:

    The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting.

    区分一般照片和好照片的唯一重要因素是光线效果。

    7[T 及物动词] 使分出高下 , 使分出输赢

    If a particular number of points separate two teams or competitors, one of them is winning or has won by that number of points.

    双语例句

    例:

    In the end only three points separated the two teams.

    最后,两队只以3分之差分出了输赢。

    8[I 不及物动词] 分割 , 拆分

    If you separate a group of people or things into smaller elements, or if a group separates, it is divided into smaller elements.

    近义词

    split

    双语例句

    例:

    The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups.

    警察想把他们分成更小的组。

    例:

    Let's separate into smaller groups.

    让我们分成更小的组吧。