seg·re·gate
verb/ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/
/ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they segregate | /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it segregates | /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪts/ /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪts/ |
| past simple segregated | /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle segregated | /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form segregating | /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- segregate somebody (from somebody) to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way
隔离并区别对待（不同种族、宗教或性别的人） - a culture in which women are segregated from men
妇女受到隔离歧视的文化 - White people and black people were segregated into different parts of town.
白人和黑人被隔离在城镇的不同区域。 - a racially segregated community
实行种族隔离的社会 - a segregated school (= one for students of one race or religion only)
单一种族（或信仰）的学校
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyc2- The women were segregated from the male workers in the factory.
在这家工厂里女工和男工是分开的。 - Women's work has always been highly segregated.
女性的工作一直严格与男性分开。 - This is perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States.
这可能是美国种族隔离最严重的城市。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- according to
- by
- from
- …
- highly segregated
- racially segregated
- a culture in which women are segregated from men
- segregate something (from something) to keep one thing separate from another
（使）分开，分离，隔离 - Pedestrians are segregated from the traffic by a metal barrier.
铁栅栏把行人与来往车辆隔开。 - It was proposed that patients be segregated into three categories: critical, moderate and mild.
建议将患者分为三类：危重、中度和轻度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- according to
- by
- from
- …
- highly segregated
- racially segregated
- Pedestrians are segregated from the traffic by a metal barrier.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin segregat- ‘separated from the flock’, from the verb segregare, from se- ‘apart’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’.