Learner's definition of APART
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: separated by an amount of space（空间上）相隔，相距 -
He stood with his feet planted far/wide apart.他两脚远远地分开站着。
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with legs apart两腿分开
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They live five miles apart (from each other).他们住的地方相隔五英里。
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The garage stands apart from the house. [=the garage is separate from the house]车库和房子是分开的。
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He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated.当队里其他队员一起庆祝时，他却独自站在一边。
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They started fighting and it took four people to pull them apart (from each other). [=to separate them]他们打了起来，上去四个人才把他们拉开。
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She tried to keep apart from [=to stay out of] family arguments.她尽量不参与家庭争执。
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She has a quality that sets her apart from other singers. [=that makes her different from other singers]她有与其他歌手截然不同的特色。
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They were close friends once, but they have drifted/grown apart. [=they are no longer close friends]他们曾是亲密的朋友，但如今已疏远了。
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They are far apart on most issues. = They are worlds/poles apart on most issues. [=they disagree very much on most issues]在大多数问题上，他们的看法都相去甚远。
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The neighborhood she lives in now is a world apart from [=is completely different from] the small town where she grew up.她现在居住的街区与她从小长大的小镇有天壤之别。
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: separated by an amount of time（时间上）相隔，相距 4
: into parts or pieces拆开；分开；成碎片 -
He took the clock apart.他把那个钟拆开了。
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The old couch is falling apart. = The old couch is coming apart at the seams.这个旧沙发快要散架了。
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blast/blow/break/fly apart炸开；吹散；裂开；飞散
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cut/pry/pull apart切开；撬开；拉开
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rip/tear/split apart锯开；扯开；劈开
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used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows…除外
apart from
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: not including (something) : with the exception of (something)除…以外 2
: other than (something) : besides此外；而且；除了…还 -
Apart from his work, his only real interest is baseball.除了工作，他唯一真正的兴趣是棒球。
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The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces.除了能产生良好的效果外，这个工作本身也有价值。
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I don't like it. Apart from anything else, it's too expensive.我不喜欢它。而且，它还太贵了。
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: separately from (something)与…分开 2 apart /əˈpɑɚt/ adjective
2 apart
/əˈpɑɚt/
adjective
Learner's definition of APART
not used before a noun
: separate or different from others分开；与众不同
— apartness
noun [noncount]