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| /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | C/U a period of time that people who are usually together spend apart 分离（期）；分开 |
| +from a baby’ s response to separation from its mother 婴儿对与母亲分离的反应 |
| | 1a | a decision by a husband and wife not to live together （夫妻）分居 | | They decided on a trial separation. 他们决定尝试分居。 | | the effects on children of separation and divorce 分居和离婚对孩子的影响 | |
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| 2 | U the act of separating two or more things, or the fact that they are separated 分开；分隔 |
| +of the separation of the milk and cream 牛奶与奶油的分离 |
| +from Quebec wanted some form of separation from the rest of Canada. 魁北克希望以某种形式与加拿大的其他部分脱离开来。 |
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