| 单词 | separate |
| 释义 | separate Word forms: separates, separating , separated pronunciation note: The adjective and noun are pronounced (sepərət ). The verb is pronounced (sepəreɪt ). 1. adjective B1 If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things. Each villa has a separate sitting-room. They are now making plans to form their own separate party. Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones. [+ from] separateness uncountable noun ...establishing Australia's cultural separateness from Britain. [+ from] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing. Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads. Men and women have separate exercise rooms. The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks. 3. verb B2 If you separate people or things that are together, or if they separate, they move apart. Police moved in to separate the two groups. [VERB noun] The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt. [VERB noun + from] The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle. [VERB + from] They separated. Stephen returned to the square. [VERB] They're separated from the adult inmates. [be VERB-ed + from] Synonyms: divide, detach, disconnect, come between 4. verb B2 If you separate people or things that have been connected, or if one separates from another, the connection between them is ended. They want to separate teaching from research. [VERB noun + from] It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country. [VERB noun] ...Catalan parties vowing to separate from Spain. [VERB + from] 5. verb B2 If a couple who are married or living together separate, they decide to live apart. Her parents separated when she was very young. [VERB] Since I separated from my husband I have gone a long way. [VERB + from] Synonyms: split up, part, divorce, break up 6. verb B2 An object, obstacle, distance, or period of time which separates two people, groups, or things exists between them. ...the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock. [VERB noun + from] They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods. [VERB noun] Rural communities are widely separated and often small. [V pl-n] But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others. [get VERB-ed] 7. verb B2 If you separate one idea or fact from another, you clearly see or show the difference between them. It is difficult to separate legend from truth. [VERB noun + from] ...learning how to separate real problems from imaginary illnesses. [VERB noun from noun] It is difficult to separate the two aims. [VERB noun] Separate out means the same as separate. How can one ever separate out the act from the attitudes that surround it? [V P n + from] 8. verb B2 A quality or factor that separates one thing from another is the reason why the two things are different from each other. The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting. [VERB noun + from] The question of what separates man from animals has fascinated scientists for centuries. [VERB noun from noun] 9. verb B2 If a particular number of points separate two teams or competitors, one of them is winning or has won by that number of points. In the end only three points separated the two teams. [VERB noun] 10. verb B2 If you separate a group of people or things into smaller elements, or if a group separates, it is divided into smaller elements. The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups. [VERB noun + into] Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes. [VERB noun into noun] Let's separate into smaller groups. [VERB + into] So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate. [VERB] Synonyms: disperse, split (up), scatter, disband Separate out means the same as separate. If prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out. [VERB PARTICLE] 11. plural noun Separates are clothes such as skirts, trousers, and shirts which cover just the top half or the bottom half of your body. 12. See also separated 13. go their separate ways phrase When two or more people who have been together for some time go their separate ways, they go to different places or end their relationship. Sue and her husband decided to go their separate ways. 14. to separate the wheat from the chaff phrase If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not. It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Phrasal verbs: separate out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you separate out something from the other things it is with, you take it out. The ability to separate out reusable elements from other waste is crucial. [V P n + from] 2. See also separate [sense 7], separate [sense 10] Idioms: separate the sheep from the goats to examine a group of things or people and decide which ones are good and which are bad It is getting harder and harder to separate the sheep from the goats among the 4,000 or so titles for children that are published every year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers separate the wheat from the chaff to decide which things or people in a group are good or necessary, and which are not The reality is often blurred by the propaganda. It is becoming more and more difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers separate the men from the boys to show who is strong and capable and who is not This is the game that will sort out the men from the boys. It is absolutely vital to win the replay and get to the final. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: separate set To stir interest from bidders, it produced a separate set of accounts for the smaller bank. Times, Sunday Times A separate set of investors had been attracted by the likelihood that ports would generate stable revenues over long periods, he said. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses were sought out, some of them too scared to show up, and there was a completely separate set of proceedings to wrangle over what the newspaper could reveal. Times, Sunday Times The team then tested it on a separate set of scans of 148 people. Times, Sunday Times These bodies have drawn up a separate set of demands. Times, Sunday Times He often notes that 'the artists get there first,' and his writing reflects this inclination, weaving in stories that begin as seemingly separate strands. Christianity Today The collagen untwists into separate strands that, as they cool, don't reform into their original complicated structure and instead form a net-like gel. Times, Sunday Times The claim comes as the 35-strong team scours 40,000 separate strands of information — brought together for the first time. The Sun And sadly, there are too many other separate strands thrown together. The Sun In that capacity, the elder keeps dispensing two separate strands of advice. Globe and Mail The problem of living and the problem of acquiring food are dealt with in separate zones. Times,Sunday Times It has a shop, separate zones for families and couples in economy, and a corridor of mini suites for business-class passengers. Times, Sunday Times At the moment, drones and piloted aircraft are kept apart in separate zones. Times, Sunday Times It has three separate zones. The Sun It will include 12 separate zones, some outdoors and others inside. Times, Sunday Times The suites certainly make the most of this extraordinary view: only a glass wall separates the open-plan living/dining area from the expansive terrace. Times, Sunday Times A brick wall separates the two yards. Times, Sunday Times A curtain wall separates the local tracks from the unused trackways on both sides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tunnel was constructed using reinforced concrete and a central wall separates the two sets of traffic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The surrounding wall separates the outer mundane world from art, an ideal microcosm in the garden inside offers protection against unwanted visitors, too. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 分离的, 分离 Japanese: 単独の, 分ける |
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