separate 英 [ˈseprət] 　 美 ['sepəreɪt]

separate

separate　 英 [ˈseprət] 美 ['sepəreɪt]

v. 分开；隔开；分居　 adj. 分开的；各自的　

进行时:separating　 过去式:separated　 过去分词:separated　 第三人称单数:separates　 名词复数:separates　

separate bedrooms　独立卧室
Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.　生肉和熟肉必须分开存放。

  • Things that are separate are kept apart from other things. A married couple heading for divorce might eat breakfast at separate tables.
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  • v. 分开；隔开；分居
  • adj. 分开的；各自的

  • 1. separate bedrooms

    独立卧室

  • 2. Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.

    生肉和熟肉必须分开存放。

  • 3. The school is housed in two separate buildings.

    学校设在两栋独立的楼房内。

  • 4. It happened on three separate occasions.

    这事在三个不同的场合发生过。

  • 5. It is impossible to separate belief from emotion.

    信仰和感情是分不开的。

  • 6. South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago.

    *2 亿年前南美洲和非洲分离。

  • 7. Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting.

    警察力图把两个打架的人分开。

  • 8. A thousand kilometres separates the two cities.

    两座城市相隔一千公里。

  • 9. Only four points separate the top three teams.

    领先的三队只相差四分。

  • separate (adj.) "detached, kept apart," c. 1600, from separate (v.) or from Latin separatus. Separate but equal in reference to U.S. segregation policies on railroads, etc. is attested by 1890 (Henry W. Grady); it was used in 1870s of medical courses for women at universities. Separate development, official name of apartheid in South Africa, is from 1955. Related: Separately (1550s); separateness.
  • separate (v.) late 14c., from Latin separatus, past participle of separare "to pull apart," from se- "apart" (see secret (n.)) + parare "make ready, prepare" (from PIE root *pere-(1) "to produce, procure"). Sever (q.v.) is a doublet, via French. Related: Separated; separating.
sep·ar·ate ★ adjective , verb separate separates separated separating WORD FAMILY separate adjective ★ separately adverb separable adjective (≠inseparable ) separate verb separated adjective separation noun adjective / ˈseprət ; NAmE ˈseprət / 1 ★ separate(from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; not joined to sth else 单独的；独立的；分开的 ◆ separate bedrooms 独立卧室 ◆ Raw meat must be kept separatefrom cooked meat. 生肉和熟肉必须分开存放。 ◆ The school is housed in two separate buildings. 学校设在两栋独立的楼房内。 2 ★ [usually before noun ] different; not connected 不同的；不相关的 ◆ It happened on three separate occasions. 这事在三个不同的场合发生过。 ◆ For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. 三年来，他们完全是各过各的生活。 ▶ sep·ar·ate·ness noun [uncountable ,  singular ] ◆ Japan's long-standing sense of separateness and uniqueness 日本那种由来已久的自成一体、孑然独立的意识 IDIOM go your separate ˈways 1 to end a relationship with sb 断绝往来；分道扬镳 2 to go in a different direction from sb you have been travelling with 分路而行；分手 ☞more at cover   n. verb ★ / ˈsepəreɪt ; NAmE ˈsepəreɪt / 1 ★ [intransitive ,  transitive ] to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups （使）分开，分离；分割；划分 ◆ Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. 不停地搅动酱汁，免得出现分层。 separatesth ◆ Separate the eggs (= separate the yolkfrom the white). 把蛋黄和蛋清分开。 separatesth from/and sth ◆ It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. 信仰和感情是分不开的。 separatesth into sth ◆ Make a list of points and separate them into ‘desirable’ and ‘essential’. 列出各点，把它们分成“渴望拥有的”和“绝对必要的”两类。 2 ★ [intransitive ,  transitive ] to move apart; to make people or things move apart （使）分离，分散 ◆ South America and Africa separated 200 million years ago. 南美洲和非洲于 2 亿年前分离。 separatefrom sth ◆ South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago. *2 亿年前南美洲和非洲分离。 separateinto sth ◆ We separated into several different search parties. 我们分成几个搜索小组。 separatesb/sth ◆ Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting. 警察力图把两个打架的人分开。 ◆ The war separated many families. 这场战争使许多家庭离散。 separatesb/sth from/and sb/sth ◆ Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients. 传染病患者同其他病人隔离开来。 3 ★ [transitive ] to be between two people, areas, countries, etc. so that they are not touching or connected 隔开；阻隔 separatesb/sth ◆ A thousand kilometres separates the two cities. 两座城市相隔一千公里。 separatesb/sth from/and sb ◆ A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. 我们的后院和运动场之间隔着一堵高墙。 4 ★ [intransitive ] to stop living together as a couple with your husband, wife or partner 分居 ◆ They separated last year. 他们于去年分居了。 separatefrom sb ◆ He separated from his wife after 20 years of marriage. 他和妻子在结婚 20 年后分居了。 ☞ collocationsat marriage 5 [transitive ] separatesb/sth (from sb/sth) to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else 区分；区别 SYN divide ◆ Politics is the only thing that separates us (= that we disagree about). 我们之间唯一的分歧是政治观点。 ◆ The judges found it impossible to separate the two contestants (= they gave them equal scores). 裁判无法把两位参赛者分出高下。 ◆ Only four points separate the top three teams. 领先的三队只相差四分。 IDIOMsee man   n. , sheep , wheat PHRASAL VERB ˌseparate ˈout | ˌseparate sth↔ˈout to divide into different parts; to divide sth into different parts 使某物分开；划分 ◆ to separate out different meanings 区分出不同的意思 sep·ar·ate / ˈseprət ; NAmE ˈseprət / separate / ˈsepəreɪt ; NAmE ˈsepəreɪt /
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