apart

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¹ apart /əˈpɑɚt/ adverb

¹ apart

/əˈpɑɚt/

adverb

Learner's definition of APART

: separated by an amount of space（空间上）相隔，相距

He stood with his feet planted far/wide apart.他两脚远远地分开站着。
with legs apart两腿分开
They live five miles apart (from each other).他们住的地方相隔五英里。
The garage stands apart from the house. [=the garage is separate from the house]车库和房子是分开的。
He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated.当队里其他队员一起庆祝时，他却独自站在一边。
They started fighting and it took four people to pull them apart (from each other). [=to separate them]他们打了起来，上去四个人才把他们拉开。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

She tried to keep apart from [=to stay out of] family arguments.她尽量不参与家庭争执。
She has a quality that sets her apart from other singers. [=that makes her different from other singers]她有与其他歌手截然不同的特色。
They were close friends once, but they have drifted/grown apart. [=they are no longer close friends]他们曾是亲密的朋友，但如今已疏远了。
They are far apart on most issues. = They are worlds/poles apart on most issues. [=they disagree very much on most issues]在大多数问题上，他们的看法都相去甚远。
The neighborhood she lives in now is a world apart from [=is completely different from] the small town where she grew up.她现在居住的街区与她从小长大的小镇有天壤之别。

: separated by an amount of time（时间上）相隔，相距

: not together分开；分离

My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart.当我们分开时，我和妻子都不开心。
They separated and have been living apart for the past year.他们分居了，过去一年都没有住在一起。

: into parts or pieces拆开；分开；成碎片

He took the clock apart.他把那个钟拆开了。
The old couch is falling apart. = The old couch is coming apart at the seams.这个旧沙发快要散架了。
blast/blow/break/fly apart炸开；吹散；裂开；飞散
cut/pry/pull apart切开；撬开；拉开
rip/tear/split apart锯开；扯开；劈开

— used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows…除外

A few minor flaws apart [=aside], the novel is excellent. [=except for a few minor flaws, the novel is excellent]除了有些小瑕疵，这本小说还是很棒的。

apart from

: not including (something) : with the exception of (something)除…以外

The potatoes were a little salty, but apart from [=except for] that, the food was very good.土豆有点咸，但除此之外，这些吃的很美味。

: other than (something) : besides此外；而且；除了…还

Apart from his work, his only real interest is baseball.除了工作，他唯一真正的兴趣是棒球。
The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces.除了能产生良好的效果外，这个工作本身也有价值。
I don't like it. Apart from anything else, it's too expensive.我不喜欢它。而且，它还太贵了。

: separately from (something)与…分开

This problem needs to be considered apart from the other issues.这个问题需要与其他问题分开考虑。

² apart /əˈpɑɚt/ adjective

² apart

/əˈpɑɚt/

adjective

Learner's definition of APART

not used before a noun

: separate or different from others分开；与众不同

in a place apart在一个单独的地方
a man apart一个与众不同的人
Those athletes are a breed apart. [=they are not like other people; they are a special type of people]那些运动员与众不同。

noun [noncount]