distinguish

[di'stiŋgwiʃ]

vt.区别, 辨认, 使显著

vt.

1. 区别; 识别[(+from)]

He can distinguish a genuine antique from a reproduction.

他能区别真正的古董与复制品。

2. (凭感觉器官)辨认出

I can distinguish my roommates by their footsteps.

我能根据室友的脚步声辨认出他们。

3. 把……区别分类[(+into)]

4. 使杰出; 使显出特色

She distinguished herself as a black lawyer.

她成了一位杰出的黑人律师。

vi.

区别; 识别; 辨别[(+between)]

It is certainly important to distinguish between right and wrong.

明辨是非当然要紧。

词形变化

形容词: distinguishable | 副词: distinguishably | 动词过去式: distinguished | 动词过去分词: distinguished | 动词现在分词: distinguishing | 动词第三人称单数: distinguishes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.识别; 辨别

define  see  detect  tell apart  discriminate

vt.使杰出; 使出名

honor  dignify  make famous  

同义参见:

coordinate  qualify  perceive  characterize  differentiate  know  identify  grace  spot  specify  

英英释义

动词 distinguish:

mark as different

同义词：separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

detect with the senses

同义词：recognize, recognise, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

同义词：mark, differentiate

make conspicuous or noteworthy

同义词：signalize, signalise

identify as in botany or biology, for example

同义词：identify, discover, key, key out, describe, name

短语词组

distinguish from

1. 区分; 辨别

The two sisters are so alike that people can hardly distinguish one from the other.

那两姐妹非常相像, 人们很难把她俩区分开来。

补充

distinguishdistinguish英:[disˈtiŋɡwiʃ] 美:[dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]vt. & vi.1.辨别, 区别Can you distinguish the twins apart?你能分辨这对双胞胎吗?We can distinguish between gold and silver.我们能区分金和银。vt.1.显扬自己, 使自己扬名He distinguished himself in physics.他在物理方面享有盛名。

例句

1. He could distinguish the sound of voices.他能辨认出说话的声音。 2. Few details could be distinguished on the photograph.照片上几乎看不清任何细节。 3. Could he distinguish right from wrong?他能分辨是非吗？ 4. There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms.音乐的某种特质使其有别于所有其他艺术形式。 5. A narrow and elongate snout distinguishes it from other genera.窄而细长的口鼻部使之与其他属的物种区别开来。 6. He had soon earned the friendship and esteem of various men distinguished in Williamsburg society.他很快赢得了威廉斯堡社交界各等头面人物的友谊与尊重。 7. He distinguished himself during the war.他在战争中表现出众。 8. She distinguished herself as an athlete.她是一名杰出的运动员。 9. Colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.色盲的人不能分辨红色和绿色。 10. He can't distinguish between truth and fiction.他分不清真实与虚构。 11. She was distinguished from the other girls by her height.她身材高挑有别于其他女孩。 12. His height distinguishes him from the other boys.他的身高使他有别于其他男孩。 13. It is hard to distinguish him from his twin brother.很难辨认出他和他的孪生兄弟。 14. He can distinguish the sound of piano in an orchestra.他能分辨出管弦乐队各种乐器演奏时钢琴的声音。 15. The little boy could not distinguish many of the words.这小男孩认不出其中的许多字。 16. A person with good eyesight can distinguish distant object.视力好的人能看清远处的东西。 17. It is her American accent that distinguishes her.她的特征是说话带美国口音。 18. A trunk distinguishes the elephant.长鼻是象的特征。 19. He distinguished himself in battle.他在战斗中因表现英勇而闻名。 20. She distinguished herself in music.她在音乐方面成就出众。 21. Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.让我们把各种隐喻分类。 22. to distinguish things into classes把事物分门别类 23. to distinguish carefully between facts and legends谨慎地区分事实与传说 24. to distinguish between innocent and guilty判别无辜和有罪 25. The judge distinguished between many cases.该法官对许多案件进行辨析。 26. the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy.这个孩子完全可以将现实和幻想区分开来。 27. we must distinguish between two kinds of holiday.我们必须区别两种节日的不同之处。 28. it was too dark to distinguish anything more than their vague shapes.太暗了，只能辨别出他们模糊的身影。 29. what distinguishes sport from games?.运动和游戏区别在哪里？。 30. [as adj. distinguishing]his distinguishing marks included a deformed thumb.他的辨别标记中包括一根残废的大拇指。 31. many distinguished themselves in the fight against Hitler.许多人在反对希特勒的战争中享有盛名。 32. He doesn't seem able to distinguish between what's important and what isn't.他好像不懂得权衡轻重。 33. People who are colour-blind often can't distinguish red from green.色盲的人通常辨别不出绿色和红色。 34. distinguishing features (= things by which sb/sth can be recognized)特征 35. The power of speech distinguishes humans from animals.人类跟动物的区别在于能说话。 36. I listened carefully but they were too far away for me to distinguish what they were saying.我仔细地听，但他们离我太远，我听不清他们在说什么。 37. She distinguished herself in the exams.她考试成绩突出。 38. You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy.你够大了，该能区分现实和幻想了。 39. I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them.我很难把他们两个区分开来。 40. Their voices are hard to distinguish. [=tell apart]他们的嗓音很难辨别。 41. I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.我很难区分他们两个之间的差别。 42. You should be able to distinguish fact from fantasy.你应该能区分现实和幻想。 43. The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.这些狗的唯一不同在于它们的叫声。 44. The recipe is distinguished by its simplicity. [=the unusual or interesting thing about the recipe is its simplicity]这种烹饪方法的特点就是简单。 45. The singer's voice is what distinguishes the band.这个歌手的嗓音是乐队的特色。 46. Our excellent customer service distinguishes us from our competitors.我们出色的客户服务使我们有别于竞争对手。 47. The law affects private property as distinguished from public property. [=the law affects private property and not public property]这条法规关系到私有财产而非公共财产。 48. You can't distinguish the detail from this distance.从这个距离你没法看清楚细节。 49. She has distinguished herself as a leader in the community.作为社区带头人，她享有盛名。 50. He distinguished himself in the war.他在战争中名声大震。 51. The plant is distinguishable by its oddly shaped leaves.这种植物因其奇形怪状的叶子极易辨别。 52. There are four distinguishable types.可区分为四个类型。 53. The copy is clearly/barely distinguishable from the original.这件复制品和原件很容易/几乎无法区别。 54. The plant has several distinguishing characteristics/features.这种植物有几大特征。