| 单词 | separate |
| 释义 | separate —separate /ˈsep.ər.eɪt/ aep /-ə.reɪt/ verb (CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT) ↑Verb Endings for separate ► F0 [T] to consider two people or things as different or not related: » You can't separate morality from politics.Thesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingverb (DIVIDE) ↑Verb Endings for separate ► B2 [I or T] to (cause to) divide into parts: » The north and south of the country are separated by a mountain range.» You can get a special device for separating egg whites from yolks.» The top and bottom sections are quite difficult to separate.Thesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingWord Builder:–Nouns: separation–Adjectives: inseparable, separate, separable–Verbs: separate–Adverbs: inseparably, separately• • • Extra Examples:» It's sometimes hard to separate fact from fiction in what she says.» In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches.» A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden.» A grille separated the prisoners from their visitors.» I've separated the documents into three piles.verb (LIQUID) ↑Verb Endings for separate ► F0 [I] If a liquid separates, it becomes two different liquids.Thesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingverb (MOVE APART) ↑Verb Endings for separate ► B2 [I or T] to make people move apart or into different places, or to move apart: » At school they always tried to separate Jane and me because we were troublemakers.» Somehow, in the rush to get out of the building, I got separated from my mother.» Perhaps we should separate now and meet up later.Thesaurus+: ↑Isolating and separatingverb (RELATIONSHIP) ↑Verb Endings for separate ► B2 [I] to start to live in a different place from your husband or wife because the relationship has ended: » My parents separated when I was six and divorced a couple of years later.Thesaurus+: ↑Ending relationships and divorce separate /ˈsep.ər.ət/ aep /-ɚ-/ adjective ► B1 existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: » The art department and the main college are in two separate buildings.» I try to keep meat separate from other food in the fridge.» I have my public life and my private life, and as far as possible I try to keep them separate.» Three youths have been shot and killed in separate incidents this month.Thesaurus+: ↑Separateness and isolation in space , ↑AloneWord Builder:–Nouns: separation–Adjectives: inseparable, separate, separable–Verbs: separate–Adverbs: inseparably, separately• • • Extra Examples:» We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen.» Householders are given four separate receptacles for their rubbish.» The waiter asked if we were all together so I explained that we were two separate parties.» He regarded the north of the country as a separate cultural entity.» The museums work closely together, but are separate legal entities. |
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