separate
adjective
uk/ˈsep.ər.ət/us/ˈsep.ɚ.ət/B1
existingorhappeningindependentlyor in a differentphysicalspace:
各自的;单独的,不同的Theartdepartmentand themusicdepartmentare in two separatebuildings.艺术系和音乐系在两座不同的大楼中。
Itrytokeepmeatseparatefromotherfoodin thefridge.我尽量把肉同冰箱里的其他食物分开放。
I have mypubliclifeand myprivatelife, and asfaraspossibleItrytokeepthem separate.我有自己的公众生活和私人生活,并尽可能使两者分开。
Threeyouthshave beenshotandkilledin separateincidentsthismonth.这个月有3名年轻人在不同的事件中被枪杀。
- We each have a separatebedroombutshareacommunalkitchen.
- Householders are given four separatereceptaclesfortheirrubbish.
- Thewaiteraskedif we were all together so Iexplainedthat we were two separateparties.
- Heregardedthenorthof thecountryas a separateculturalentity.
- Themuseumsworkcloselytogether, but are separatelegalentities.
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- apartheid
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- freely
- gappy
- givesomething/someonea wide berthidiom
- hermetically sealed
- in piecesidiom
- loose
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- resegregation
- secluded
- stand-alone
- unattached
- uninhabited
- untethered
Idiom
goyour(own) separate ways
separate
verb
uk/ˈsep.ər.eɪt/us/ˈsep.ə.reɪt/separateverb(DIVIDE)
B2[IorT]
to (causeto)divideintoparts:
(使)分离;(使)分开Thenorthandsouthof thecountryare separatedbyamountainrange.这个国家的南北两部分被一条山脉隔开。
You can get aspecialdevicefor separatingeggwhitesfromyolks.你可以买一种把蛋白与蛋黄分开的专用器具。
Thetopandbottomsectionsarequitedifficultto separate.顶部和底部很难分开。
- It's sometimes hard to separatefactfromfictionin what she says.
- In manychurchesthesideaislesare separated from thecentralaisleby arowofarches.
- Anarrowbandofgrassseparated thegreenhousefrom thevegetablegarden.
- Agrilleseparated theprisonersfromtheirvisitors.
- I've separated thedocumentsinto threepiles.
Separating and dividing
- apheresis
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- clove
- dissociate
- dissociateyourselffromsomething
- dissociation
- disunite
- disunity
- fracture
- hive
- parcel
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- prophase
- pull
- unravel
separateverb(MOVE APART)
B2[IorT]
to makepeoplemoveapartor into differentplaces, or tomoveapart:
(使)分开;(使)分散Atschoolthey alwaystriedto separateJaneand me because we weretroublemakers.在学校里,他们总是设法把简和我分开,因为我们是捣蛋鬼。
Somehow, in therushto get out of thebuilding, I got separatedfrommymother.急急忙忙冲出大楼的时候,不知怎么的,我和妈妈走散了。
Perhaps we should separate now andmeetuplater.或许我们现在应该分开,晚些时候再见面。
Isolating and separating
- at one/this etc. removeidiom
- Brexit
- compartmentalization
- compartmentalize
- conesomethingoff
- disengage
- estrangement
- free-floating
- hard Brexitidiom
- insulation
- insulator
- rope
- ropesomething/somewhereoff
- screensomethingoff
- seclude
- segregate
- wrench
- wrenching
- zonal
- zonally
separateverb(CONSIDER AS DIFFERENT)
[T]
toconsidertwopeopleor things as different or notrelated:
分开考虑;认为(两者)不相关You can't separatemoralityfrompolitics.你不能把道德与政治分开考虑。
Separating and dividing
- apheresis
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- clove
- dissociate
- dissociateyourselffromsomething
- dissociation
- disunite
- disunity
- fracture
- hive
- parcel
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- prophase
- pull
- unravel
separateverb(LIQUID)
[I]
If aliquidseparates, itbecomestwo differentliquids.
(液体)分离Separating and dividing
- apheresis
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- clove
- dissociate
- dissociateyourselffromsomething
- dissociation
- disunite
- disunity
- fracture
- hive
- parcel
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- prophase
- pull
- unravel
separateverb(RELATIONSHIP)
B2[I]
tostarttolivein a differentplacefromyourhusbandorwifebecause therelationshiphasended:
(夫妻)分居Myparentsseparated when I was six anddivorcedacoupleofyearslater.我6岁的时候父母分居,几年之后他们便离婚了。
Relationships: ending & divorce
- affiliation order
- annul
- annulment
- breaksomethingup
- bust up
- child support
- chuck
- dump
- ghost
- givesomeonethe elbowidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- givesomeonethe pushidiom
- go off withsomeone
- grow apart
- rebound
- run out onsomeone/something
- separation
- split up
- throw
- throwsomeoneover