英语词汇“separate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

separateadjective

uk/ˈsep.ər.ət/us/ˈsep.ɚ.ət/

B1 existing or happening independently or in a different physical space:

The art department and the music department 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.

More 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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Separateness and isolation in space

apart
atomistic
atomized
bitty
cloistered
distance
distance yourself from sth
divorced
freely
give sth/sb a wide berth idiom
hermetically sealed
loose
loosely
parted
privacy
private
purdah
uninhabited
untethered
wide

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Idiom(s)

go your (own) separate ways

separateverb

uk/ˈsep.ər.eɪt/us/ˈsep.ə.reɪt/

separate verb (DIVIDE)

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.

More 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.

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Separating and dividing

atomize
bifurcate
bifurcation
bisect
borderline
branch
disestablish
dismember
dissociate
dissociate yourself from sth
disunite
divide
drift
pull sth/sb apart
quarter
ravel
resolve
resolve sth into sth
rive
tear 1

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separate verb (MOVE APART)

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.

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Isolating and separating

compartmentalize
cone
cone sth off
cordon
cordon sth off
cut sb/sth off
divide
insulate
insulation
insulator
intersect
isolate
isolation
screen sth off
seclude
segregate
separately
sequester
wrenching
zonal

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separate verb (CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT)

[ T ] to consider two people or things as different or not related:

You can't separate morality from politics.

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Separating and dividing

atomize
bifurcate
bifurcation
bisect
borderline
branch
disestablish
dismember
dissociate
dissociate yourself from sth
disunite
divide
drift
pull sth/sb apart
quarter
ravel
resolve
resolve sth into sth
rive
tear 1

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separate verb (LIQUID)

[ I ] If a liquid separates, it becomes two different liquids.

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Separating and dividing

atomize
bifurcate
bifurcation
bisect
borderline
branch
disestablish
dismember
dissociate
dissociate yourself from sth
disunite
divide
drift
pull sth/sb apart
quarter
ravel
resolve
resolve sth into sth
rive
tear 1

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separate verb (RELATIONSHIP)

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.

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Relationships: ending & divorce

a parting of the ways idiom
affiliation order
annul
break up
break-up
child support
give sb the elbow idiom
give sb the heave-ho idiom
give sb the push idiom
go off with sb
grow
grow apart
push
split
split up
throw
throw sb over
tug of love
visitation
walk

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单词	separate
释义	Contents adjective (1) separate (1) verb (5) separate (DIVIDE) separate (MOVE APART) separate (CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT) separate (LIQUID) separate (RELATIONSHIP) Contents adjective (1) separate (1) verb (1) separate (1) more…(1) separately Contents adjective (1) separate (1) verb (2) separate (1) separate (2) English American Business separateadjective uk/ˈsep.ər.ət/us/ˈsep.ɚ.ət/ B1 existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: The art department and the music department 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Separateness and isolation in space apart atomistic atomized bitty cloistered distance distance yourself from sth divorced freely *give sth/sb* a wide berth idiom hermetically sealed loose loosely parted privacy private purdah uninhabited untethered wide See more results » Idiom(s) go your (own) separate ways separateverb uk/ˈsep.ər.eɪt/us/ˈsep.ə.reɪt/ separate verb (DIVIDE) 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Separating and dividing atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect borderline branch disestablish dismember dissociate** dissociate yourself from sth disunite divide drift *pull sth/sb* apart quarter ravel resolve** resolve sth into sth rive tear 1 See more results » separate verb (MOVE APART) 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: synonyms and related words Isolating and separating compartmentalize cone *cone sth* off cordon cordon sth off cut sb/sth off divide insulate insulation insulator intersect isolate isolation screen sth off seclude segregate separately sequester wrenching zonal See more results » separate verb (CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT) [ T ] to consider two people or things as different or not related: You can't separate morality from politics. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Separating and dividing atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect borderline branch disestablish dismember dissociate** dissociate yourself from sth disunite divide drift *pull sth/sb* apart quarter ravel resolve** resolve sth into sth rive tear 1 See more results » separate verb (LIQUID) [ I ] If a liquid separates, it becomes two different liquids. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Separating and dividing atomize bifurcate bifurcation bisect borderline branch disestablish dismember dissociate dissociate yourself from sth disunite divide drift *pull sth/sb* apart quarter ravel resolve** resolve sth into sth rive tear 1 See more results » separate verb (RELATIONSHIP) 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: synonyms and related words Relationships: ending & divorce a parting of the ways idiom affiliation order annul break up break-up child support give sb the elbow idiom give sb the heave-ho idiom give sb the push idiom go off with sb grow grow apart push split split up throw throw sb over tug of love visitation walk See more results » separateadjective us/ˈsep·ər·ət/ existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: The middle school and the high school are in two separate buildings. I have my public life and my private life, and as far as possible I try to keep them separate. separately adverb us/ˈsep·ər·ət·li/ You have to wash dark clothes and white stuff separately. separateverb [ I/T ] us/ˈsep·əˌreɪt/ to cause two or more people or things to stop being with or near each other, or to be positioned between two or more things: [ T ] A six-foot-high wall separates ticket holders from those hoping to get tickets. [ T ] Fighting broke out between two hockey players, and it took nearly five minutes to separate them. If two married people separate, they stop living together as husband and wife, often as a part of a legal arrangement. separateadjective uk/ˈsepərət/us not together, joined, or connected: We realised that the best way to progress the project would be to set up a separate company. We have separate bank accounts. separate from sth The assets of the fund will be ring-fenced, which means they will be kept separate from the rest of the fund. separateverb uk/ˈsepəreɪt/us [ I or T ] to divide into parts, or cause something to divide into parts: separate (sth) from sth They oppose the idea of Scotland separating from Britain. separate sth into sth We separated the workspace into cubicles using screens. separate a company/business [ T ] to consider two people or things as different or not connected: separate sth from sth These economic decisions cannot be separated from politics. separate sth and sth I find it difficult to separate home and business.
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separateadjective

Idiom(s)

separateverb

separate verb (DIVIDE)

separate verb (MOVE APART)

separate verb (CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT)

separate verb (LIQUID)

separate verb (RELATIONSHIP)

separateadjective

separateverb [ I/T ]

separateadjective

separateverb