separate

['sepəreit]

adj.分开的, 不同的, 单独的, 各自的
v.分开, 隔开, 区分, 分居, 脱离
n.分开, 抽印本

vt.

1. 分隔; 分割; 使分离; 使分散[(+from/into/off/up)]

The two communities are separated by a highway.

这两个社区由一条公路隔开。

2. 区分, 识别[(+from)]

Brought up in town, the boy finds it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow.

那男孩是在城里长大的, 所以觉得很难区别杨树和柳树。

3. 使分居; 使疏远

4. 离析, 从……中提取[(+out/from)]

vi.

1. 分开; 脱离; 分手; 分散[(+from/into)]

They walked a mile together and then separated.

他们一道走了一英里, 然后就分手了。

2. (夫妻)分居

They separated three years after they got married.

他俩结婚三年后便分居了。

3. 离析; 析出[(+out/from)]

词形变化

副词: separately | 名词: separateness | 动词过去式: separated | 动词过去分词: separated | 动词现在分词: separating | 动词第三人称单数: separates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.分隔; 分割; 分离

divide  part  segregate  sort  isolate  partition  

反义:

vt.vi.(使)分离

unite  combine  

英英释义

名词 separate:

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

同义词：offprint, reprint

a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

动词 separate:

act as a barrier between; stand between

同义词：divide

force, take, or pull apart

同义词：disunite, divide, part

mark as different

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

separate into parts or portions

同义词：divide, split, split up, dissever, carve up

come apart

同义词：divide, part

divide into components or constituents

arrange or order by classes or categories

同义词：classify, class, sort, assort, sort out

become separated into pieces or fragments

同义词：break, split up, fall apart, come apart

make a division or separation

同义词：divide

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

同义词：part, split up, split, break, break up

go one's own way; move apart

同义词：part, split

treat differently on the basis of sex or race

同义词：discriminate, single out

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

同义词：branch, ramify, fork, furcate

形容词 separate:

independent; not united or joint

standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

同义词：freestanding

not living together as man and wife

同义词：apart, separated

characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

同义词：individual, single

separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

have the connection undone; having become separate

同义词：disjoined

补充

separateseparate英:[ˈsepəreit] 美:[ˈsɛpəˌret]vt. & vi.1.分开, 隔离When did they separate last night?昨晚他们什么时候分开的?The war separated many families.战争使许多家庭离散。 [ˈsepərit]adj.1.不同的, 个别的He sold his birds separately to separate buyers.他把他的鸟儿分别卖给不同的买主。2.单独的, 各自的They sit in separate seats.他们都坐在各自的座位上。3.分开的, 不相连的Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的?

例句

1. the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock将院子和小围场隔开的白色围栏 2. The war separated her from her family.战争使她与家人骨肉分离。 3. twins who were separated at birth一出生就被分开的双胞胎 4. We had never been separated for more than a few days.我们以前顶多只分开过几天时间。 5. It is difficult to separate truth from legend.将事实和传说区分开来是很难的。 6. He separated from the rest of the group.他与小组里的其他人有些疏远。 7. Her parents separated when she was eleven.她的父母在她11岁时分居了。 8. Keep the two accounts separate.就让这两个账户保持独立吧。 9. I wrote it on a separate sheet.我将其写到了另一张纸上。 10. The children have separate rooms.孩子们有单独的房间。 11. Each holiday chalet has its own separate garden.每个度假小屋都有独立的花园。 12. Rose stayed separate from the other children.罗丝与其他小孩保持着距离。 13. Quebec feels separate from the rest of Canada.魁北克给人的感觉有别于加拿大其他地区。 14. They plan to form their own separate party.他们计划独自成立政党。 15. We went our separate ways home.我们各回各家。 16. After ten years of marriage, they had decided to go their separate ways.结婚十年后, 他们决定离婚。 17. to separate two fields by a fence用篱笆把两块地隔开 18. to separate an apple into three把苹果分成三份 19. to separate the branches from the truck从主干上砍下分枝 20. The young leopard separated from its mother would be eaten by other beast.与母亲离散的幼豹很可能被其他的野兽吃掉。 21. to separate from one's wife与妻子分居 22. to separate silver from the liquid从液体中离析出白银 23. to separate peanut in size按颗粒大小分类花生米 24. to separate out one from another区分二者之间的不同 25. to separate from a coalition退出联盟 26. to separate into two一分为二 27. to separate from the surface of the door从门的表面上脱落 28. We separated at the airport.我们在机场分手的。 29. to separate from one's parents与双亲断绝关系 30. They separated two months ago.他们两个月前分居了。 31. Mum,my shoestring separated.妈，我的鞋带断了。 32. this raises two separate issues.这就提出了两个独立的问题。 33. he regards the study of literature as quite separate from life.他认为文学研究和生活是完全分离的。 34. a bathroom and separate WC.一间浴室和独立的卫生间。 35. melt the white and plain chocolate in separate bowls.把白巧克力和黑巧克力熔化在不同的碗里。 36. police were trying to separate two rioting mobs.警察试图分开两伙暴徒。 37. they were separated by the war.战争使他们分离。 38. only a footpath separated their garden from the shore.只有一条小路把他们的花园和海岸隔开。 39. six years separated the two brothers.两兄弟相差六岁。 40. the second stage of the rocket failed to separate.火箭的第二级未能分离。 41. they separated at the corner, agreeing to meet within two hours.他们在拐角处分开，同意两小时内碰头。 42. after her parents separated she was brought up by her mother.她父母分开后她由母亲带大。 43. [asadj.separated]her parents are separated.她的父母分居了。 44. this year one million veterans will be separated from the service.今年将有100万人退役。 45. [no obj.]the processed milk had separated into curds and whey.经加工处理的牛奶被分成凝乳和乳清。 46. [with obj.]separate the eggs and beat the egg yolks.把这些蛋分开并搅碎蛋黄。 47. the skins are separated from the juice before fermentation.发酵前将果皮与果汁分开。 48. we need to separate fact from speculation.我们需要把事实和猜测区分开来。 49. we cannot separate his thinking from his activity.我们不能把他的思想和行为分开来考虑。 50. his position separates him from those who might share his interests.他的地位把他和可能与他有共同利益的人区分开。 51. the organ loft separating off the choir.独立于唱诗班的风琴厢席。 52. You should always keep your cash and credit cards separate.你始终应该把现金和信用卡分开放。 53. We stayed in separate rooms in the same hotel.我们住在同一家旅馆，但不在同一个房间。 54. I think we should separate into two groups.我想我们应该分成两组。 55. The friends separated at the airport.朋友们在机场分手。 56. I got separated from my friends in the crowd.我与友人在人群中失散了。 57. The two sides of the city are separated by the river.河流把这个城市分成两部份。 58. His parents separated when he was still a baby.他还是个婴儿的时候，父母就分居了。 59. two separate buildings两栋不相连的建筑 60. There are separate restrooms for men and women.有男女分开使用的卫生间。 61. The boys/girls have separate rooms.男孩们/女孩们有各自的房间。 62. They slept in separate beds.他们分床睡的。 63. 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。 64. The company broke up into three separate [=independent] entities.这家公司分成了三个独立的实体。 65. 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。 66. 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。 67. I met him on four separate [=different] occasions.我在四种不同的场合中遇见过他。 68. That's an entirely separate issue.那是一个毫不相关的问题。 69. "After 20 years of marriage, they decided to go their separate ways."婚后20年，他们决定离异。 70. After dinner we went our separate ways.晚餐后，我们各自离开了。 71. He separated the fighters (from each other).他将打架者拉开了。 72. 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。 73. (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。 74. A river separates the two towns. = The two towns are separated by a river. [=there is a river between the two towns]这两个小镇之间隔着一条河。 75. A great distance separated the sisters from each other.遥远的距离使姐妹之间彼此分离。 76. "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。 77. The main group separated into several smaller groups.这个大组分成了若干个小组。 78. Oil and water separate when combined together.油和水混在一起时会分离。 79. The oil separated from the water.油与水分离了。 80. The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.盐晶体从液体中分离了。 81. They separated six months after their wedding.他们婚后六个月就分居了。 82. She separated from her boyfriend last week.她上周与男友分居了。 83. We need to separate [=distinguish] fact and/from fiction.我们要把事实与虚构区别开来。 84. Their personalities and political beliefs separate them.他们因个性和政治信仰而不同。 85. Our ability to reason is what separates us from animals.我们的推理能力是我们有别于动物的特征。 86. 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。 87. 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。 88. He separated himself off from the crowd in the subway.他躲开了地铁里拥挤的人群。 89. "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。 90. 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。 91. "The competition has been easy to this point, but now it gets tough and we'll really begin to separate the men from the boys."这场比赛在此之前一直都很轻松，但现在变得激烈了，我们将真正开始一决高下。 92. The magazine describes many different products and then separates the sheep from the goats.这本杂志介绍了许多不同的产品，然后从中鉴别出一些好产品。