separate
US
UK separate [sb], separate [sb] and [sb] vtr: (divide, segregate)
SC 分开 fēn kāi
TC 分開
TC 分開
SC 使分离 fēn kāi，shǐ fēn lí
TC 使分離
TC 使分離
The teacher separated the boys and the girls.
老师将男女生分开。
separate [sb] from [sb] vtr + prep: (divide, segregate)
SC 分开 fēn kāi
TC 分開
TC 分開
SC 隔开 fēn kāi，gé kāi
TC 隔開
TC 隔開
We had to separate the boys from the girls in class.
在班上我们得把女孩和男孩分开。
separate [sb], separate [sb] and [sb] vtr: (force apart)
SC 使分开 shǐ fēn kāi
TC 使分開
TC 使分開
SC 使隔离 shǐ fēn kāi，shǐ gé lí
TC 使隔離
TC 使隔離
The referee separated the two fighting players.
教练把两个打架的球员拉开。
separate vi: (lovers, couple: split) (情侣、夫妇等)
SC 分居 fēn jū
SC 分手 fēn jū，fēn shǒu
They are not divorced, but they separated a year ago.
他们没有离婚，但一年前分居了。
separate adj: (another)
SC 另一个 lìng yí gè
TC 另一個
TC 另一個
SC 单个的 lìng yí gè ，dān gè de
TC 單一的
TC 單一的
Can you put the bread in a separate bag?
你可以把面包放到另一个袋子里吗？
separate adj: (detached)
SC 分开的 fēn kāi de
TC 分開的
TC 分開的
SC 不相连的 fēn kāi de ，bù xiāng lián de
TC 不相連的
TC 不相連的
Each piece is separate.
每一片都是分开的。
separate adj: (distinct)
SC 不同的 bù tóng de
The twins look alike, but they are separate people.
We requested separate bills.
separate adj: (independent)
SC 独立的 dú lì de
TC 獨立的
TC 獨立的
SC 分开的 dú lì de ，fēn kāi de
TC 分開的
TC 分開的
Each division of the company is completely separate. They don't even share a legal team.
separates npl: (suit garments sold separately)
SC 不配套穿的单件衣服
The skirt and the jacket match, but they're sold as separates, not a suit.
separate vi: (move apart)
SC 分开 fēn kāi
TC 分開
TC 分開
At the airport the group will separate into those going to London and those bound for Paris.
separate [sth] from [sth] vtr: (distinguish)
SC 区分...与...
SC 区别...与...
Can you separate the good from the bad?
separate [sb] from [sth] vtr: US (military: dismiss)
SC 遣散 qiǎn sàn
SC 开除 qiǎn sàn ，kāi chú
TC 開除
TC 開除
SC 开除 qiǎn sàn ，kāi chú
TC 開除
TC 開除
He was separated from the navy.
separate [sth] from [sth] vtr: (extract)
SC 从…里面提取 cóng lǐ miàn tí qǔ
The chemical process separates silver from its ore.
separate [sth] vtr: (extract, filter out)
SC 拣选 jiǎn xuǎn
SC 提取 jiǎn xuǎn，tí qǔ
TC 提取
TC 提取
The girl tried to separate the bad apples in the basket.
separate out vi phrasal: (be filtered, sifted)
SC 离析出来
TC 離析出來
TC 離析出來
Raw biodiesel gradually separates out and rises to the surface.
separate [sth] out vtr + adv: (filter, sift)
SC 提取 tí qǔ
TC 提取
TC 提取
SC 离析
A soil test separates out the different components and nutrients of the dirt in your garden.
separate out [sb/sth] from [sb/sth] vtr + adv: (divide from the rest)
SC 将…从…中区分出来
This test will separate out the good students from the bad.
separate the wheat from the chaff, sort the wheat from the chaff v expr: figurative (distinguish valuable from worthless)
SC 区分优劣
SC 分清良莠