1 separate /ˈsɛpərət/ adjective Learner's definition of SEPARATE
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: 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
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There are separate restrooms for men and women.有男女分开使用的卫生间。
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The boys/girls have separate rooms.男孩们/女孩们有各自的房间。
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They slept in separate beds.他们分床睡的。
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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。
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The company broke up into three separate [=independent] entities.这家公司分成了三个独立的实体。
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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。
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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。
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: different from something else有别的;不同的 : not related不相关的;不关联的
go your separate ways
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: to end a relationship with someone(与某人)分手;结束关系 2
: to go in different directions after being together分开;分别;散开
under separate cover
— see 2cover
— separateness
noun [noncount] 2 separate /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ verb separates; separated; separating
separates; separated; separating
Learner's definition of SEPARATE
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[+ 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。
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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。
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(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。
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[+ object] : to be between (two things or people)隔开;阻隔 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。
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The main group separated into several smaller groups.这个大组分成了若干个小组。
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Oil and water separate when combined together.油和水混在一起时会分离。
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The oil separated from the water.油与水分离了。
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The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.盐晶体从液体中分离了。
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[no object] : to stop living with a husband, wife, or partner分居 5
[+ object] : to see or describe the differences between (two things)区分;区别于 6
[+ object] : to be the quality that makes (people or things) different : differentiate有别于;使不同 7
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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。
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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
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。
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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
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