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| /ˈsepəˌreɪt/ |
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| 1 | T to keep people or things apart from each other 把…分开；分隔 |
| The army was called in to help separate the warring factions. 军队被调来帮助把交战的派系分隔开。 |
| separate sb from sb The child may be separated from his mother while she receives treatment. 当母亲接受治疗时孩子可能要与她隔离开。 |
| | 1a | I to move apart and stop being connected to something 分离 | | +from As he pulled, the pipe separated from the wall and broke. 他一拉，管子就从墙上掉下来摔断了。 | |
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| 2 | T to exist between things or people so that they are kept apart 隔开；使分开 |
| separate sth from sth A large river separates the north of the city from the south. 一条大河把这个城市南北分开。 |
| be separated by sth Their garden is separated from the factory by a tall fence. 他们的花园用一堵高高的篱笆与工厂隔开。 |
| They are separated by thousands of miles. 他们相隔几千英里。 |
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| 3 | separate I/T to divide something , or become divided , into different parts 分成不同的部分；划分 |
| The two issues need to be separated to discuss them fairly. 这两个问题需要区别开来，进行公正的讨论。 |
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| 4 | I to stop living with your husband , wife , or sexual partner （夫妻或性伴侣）分居 |
| Millie’ s parents separated when she was three. 米莉3岁时父母分居。 |
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| 5 | separate T to be the quality or detail that makes someone or something different from others 区分；使与其他不同 |
| separate sb/sth from sb/sth This political skill separates him from other ultra-conservative politicians. 这种政治技巧使他与其他极端保守政客们有所不同。 |
| | 5a | to be the difference between the winner and the others in a competition 使（比赛中的胜者与其他人）不同 | | Only three points separated the top two teams. 排在前两名的队伍仅相差3分。 | |
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| - | separate the men from the boys informal
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| to show which people are the strongest or bravest |
| 分出孰强孰弱 |
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| It’ s times like these that separate the men from the boys. 像这样的时候才显出孰强孰弱。 |
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| - | ˌseparate ˈout |
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| 1 | T separate2 5 | Two factors separate out the German bourgeoisie from its counterparts in other countries. 两个因素使德国资产阶级不同于其他国家的资产阶级。 | |
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| 2 | I/T separate2 3 | The material is processed to separate out the impurities. 这种材料经过加工处理分离出杂质。 | |
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