| 单词 | segregate |
| 释义 | segregate (once / 1266 pages) vn To separate people by race or religion is to segregate them. In general, the word segregate means to separate one type of thing from another. In the United States, the practice of segregating blacks from whites in public schools and public places was common in the South until the 1960s. Because of this, people don't even like to use the word segregate in its neutral sense. But you could rightly say that new bicycle lanes are designed to segregate bikes from auto traffic. WORD FAMILYsegregate: desegregate, segregated, segregates, segregating, segregation, segregator+/desegregate: desegregated, desegregates, desegregating, desegregation/segregated: nonsegregated, unsegregated/segregation: segregationism, segregations/segregationism: segregationist/segregationist: segregationists/segregator: segregators USAGE EXAMPLESThe Lorraine, I learn, catered to black travelers at a time when the much of the South — including Memphis — remained segregated. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) An only child, he attended a segregated school. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Rather than segregate men and women, Mr. Religioso wants them to work together in the “Bonnie and Clyde” tournaments. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v divide from the main body or mass and collect Many towns segregated into new counties Experiments show clearly that genes segregate Hyper divide, part, separate come apart 2v separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others the sun segregates the carbon large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims Hyper insulate, isolate place or set apart 3v separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation This neighborhood is segregated We don't segregate in this county Ant|Hyper desegregate, integrate, mix open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups discriminate, separate, single out treat differently on the basis of sex or race 4n someone who is or has been segregated Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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