sep·ar·ableBrE/ˈsepərəbl/NAmE/ˈsepərəbl/adjective~ (fromsth)thatcanbeseparatedfromsth, orconsideredseparately可分开的;可分隔的;可分离的◆Themoralquestionisnotentirelyseparablefromthefinancialone. 道德问题和财政问题不能截然分开。(grammar语法) (ofaphrasalverb短语动词) thatcanbeusedwiththeobjectgoingeitherbetweentheverbandtheparticleoraftertheparticle可分的;可分离的;可分开的◆Thephrasalverb'tearup'isseparablebecauseyoucansay'Shetoretheletterup'or'Shetoreuptheletter'. tear up 是可以分开的短语动词,因为既可以说 She tore the letter up,又可以说 She tore up the letter。OPPinseparable▸sep·ar·abil·ityBrE/ˌseprəˈbɪləti/NAmE/ˌseprəˈbɪləti/noun[U]