dis·tin·guish
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they distinguish | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it distinguishes | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple distinguished | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ |
| past participle distinguished | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ |
| -ing form distinguishing | /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to recognize the difference between two people or things
区分；辨别；分清 - distinguish between A and B At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?
儿童到什么年龄才能明辨是非？ - English law clearly distinguishes between murder and manslaughter.
英国法律明确区分谋杀和过失杀人。 - distinguish A from B It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.
很难分辨出那对双胞胎谁是谁。 - distinguish A and B Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
有时候现实和幻想很难区分。 - We can distinguish five meanings of the word ‘mad’.
我们可以区分“疯狂”这个词的五个含义。
Extra Examples- It is often difficult to distinguish clearly between fact and fiction in this book.
读这本书经常很难分辨其中的真实和虚构内容。 - She could not distinguish one child from another.
她无法把这两个孩子区分开。 - Small children have difficulty distinguishing fiction from reality.
小孩子难以将虚构与真实区别开。 - Troops cannot always reliably distinguish between combatants and civilians.
军队并不总能准确地区分作战人员和平民百姓。 - Retailers should distinguish clearly between full-price and sale items.
零售商应明确区分全价商品和特价商品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- sharply
- carefully
- …
- be able to
- can
- could
- …
- between
- from
- have difficulty distinguishing
- have difficulty in distinguishing
- have trouble distinguishing
- …
- distinguish between A and B At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?
- [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) distinguish A (from B) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different
成为…的特征；使具有…的特色；使有别于 - What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?
是什么使得她有别于班上其他同学呢？ - The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak.
雄鸟喙红色，有别于雌鸟。 - The adult bird can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
成鸟很容易根据橘黄色喙识别出来。 - Does your cat have any distinguishing marks?
你的猫有什么特殊记号吗？ - The power of speech distinguishes human beings from animals.
语言能力使得人类有别于动物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- sharply
- carefully
- …
- be able to
- can
- could
- …
- between
- from
- have difficulty distinguishing
- have difficulty in distinguishing
- have trouble distinguishing
- …
- What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?
- [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) distinguish something to be able to see or hear something
看清；认出；听出 - I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated.
我听不清她说的话，但听得出她很激动。 - She could not distinguish the make and colour of the car in the fading light.
在昏暗的灯光下，她无法辨别汽车的品牌和颜色。
- I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated.
- [transitive] distinguish yourself (as something) to do something so well that people notice and admire you
使出众；使著名；使受人青睐 - She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
作为运动员她已享有盛名。
- She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: formed irregularly from French distinguer or Latin distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’ (from a base meaning ‘prick’).