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a·part /əˈpɑːt/ ad. | a. | phr.
I ad.
1. 成零碎
Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings. 这种廉价衣服洗过几次以后就破得不成样子了。
These books are turning yellow, brittle and literally falling apart. 这些书本正在泛黄，变脆，简直快要散架了。
He took the watch apart. 他把表拆开。
The country has been torn apart by internal divisions and strong regional feelings. 这个国家被内部歧见和强烈的地方情绪搞得四分五裂。
My marriage was coming apart. 我的婚姻正在解体。
The economy has fallen apart. 经济已崩溃。
2. (在空间、时间方面)成距离；相间隔
towns five miles apart 彼此相距5英里的城镇
eyes set widely apart 间距很宽的双眼
four incidents a good many years apart 彼此间隔多年的四个事件
Our birthdays are three days apart. 我们的生日前后相差3天。
3. 分离着；在一边
live apart from one's family 与家人分居
a person sitting apart in a corner 离群独坐一隅的人
keep apart from the group 离群
4. (拨出或留置)于一旁
He sets some money apart for a vacation each year. 他每年拨出些钱供度假之用。
5. (撇开或排除)在一旁
His favourite form of punctuation, the comma and full stop apart, was the dash. 他最喜欢用的标点符号，除去逗点和句点，就是破折号。
A few blemishes apart, the novel is excellent. 撇开少数瑕疵不谈，这是一部优秀的小说。
6. 单独地；各别地
Viewed apart, his arguments were unsound. 逐个地考虑，他的论点是站不住脚的。
7. 与众不同地；处于出类拔萃的位置
His assiduity sets him comfortably apart from his peers. 他的勤奋使他在同学(或同年人)之中稳稳处于出类拔萃的地位。
II a.
[作定语时一般放在被修饰的名词之后]
1. 分离的；分隔的
a life apart 分居生活
We've been apart, but we'll be together soon. 我们分开了一段时间，但不久将会团聚。
2. 与众不同的，独特的
The army is a “society” and must promulgate its own laws apart. 军队可说是一个“独特的社会”，必须颁布独特的法律。
3. 意见不一致的，分歧的
The allies are still apart. 同盟者之间仍有分歧。
[<OFr a part at (the) side] phr. apart from 1. 除…外 (别无)；若无，要不是 He lives entirely alone, apart from the rats, bats, and moths. 他孑身独处，只有老鼠、蝙蝠和飞蛾同他作伴。We had a pleasant time, apart from the weather. 我们玩得很快活，可就是天气不大好。 2. 除…外 (尚有)Apart from her blond prettiness, she was smart and helpful. 除了金发白肤容貌美丽之外，她还很聪敏，乐于助人。joking apart 见 joke
know apart 见 know
take apart 见 take
tell apart 见 tell¹ |