separate
adj
1 ~ (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; existing apart 自成一單元的; 單獨存在的; 分開的
The children sleep in separate beds. 孩子都睡在各自的床上.
Violent prisoners are kept separate from the others. 有暴力行為的囚犯隔離囚禁.
They lead separate lives, ie do not live or do things together. 他們各自單獨生活.
We can't work together any more; I think it's time we went our separate ways, ie parted. 我們再也不能在一起工作了, 我看得各奔東西了.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
different or distinct 不同的; 有區別的
It happened on three separate occasions. 這件事在三個不同場合都發生過.
That is a separate issue and irrelevant to our discussion. 這是另一個問題, 同我們的討論無關.
separate v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(a) ~ (sb/sth) (from sb/sth); ~ sth (up) (into sth) (cause things or people to) come apart; divide (使事物或人與人)分離, 分開
The two parts of the pipe have separated at the joint. 這個管子從接口處分成兩截了.
The branch has separated from the trunk of the tree. 這個樹枝已從樹干上脫落了.
This patient should be separated from the others. 這個病人應該隔離.
The land has been separated (up) into small plots. 這塊地已經分成小塊了.
The children were separated into groups for the game. 那些兒童分成小組做游戲.
(b) ~ (sth) (out) (from sth) (cause sth to) stop being combined in a liquid mixture (使混合液)分離, 離析
Oil and water always separate out. 油和水總是分開的.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) lie or stand between (two countries, areas, etc), keeping them apart 從中隔開(兩國、 兩地等)
A deep gorge separates the two halves of the city. 有一道深谷把這座城市分成兩部分.
England is separated from France by the Channel. 英國和法國之間隔著英吉利海峽.
(fig 比喻) Politics is the only thing which separates us, ie on which we disagree. 我們只是政治觀點相左.
3 [I] (of people) leave each other's company (指人與人)分開, 分手
We talked until midnight and then separated. 我們一直談到深夜才分手.
4 [I] stop living together as a married couple (有婚姻關系的雙方)分居
After ten years of marriage they decided to separate. 他們婚後十年決定分居了.
5 (idm 習語) separate the sheep from the goats distinguish good people from bad people 把好人同壞人分開. separate the ,wheat from the `chaff distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones 把有價值的人或事物同無價值的分開
We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff. 我們得把申請書仔細篩選一下以甄別優劣.
?? 考研助記
se(分,割)+par(pare一雙)+ate: 分開
?? 擴展釋義
*['sep?reit]n. 獨立件, 抽印本a. 分開的, 各別的, 單獨的, 分隔的vi. 分開, 隔開, 分居vt. 使分離, 使分開, 區分, 使分居【經】 各別的, 獨立的; 分離相關詞組: separate into separate from