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apart BrE /əˈpɑːt/
NAmE /əˈpɑːrt/► SEE ALLbe poles/worlds apartcome/fall apart at the seamsjoking apart/asidebe miles apartrip sb/sth apart/to shreds, bits, etc.
●be ˈpoles/ˈworlds apartbe widely separated; have no interests that you share 截然相反；差距甚远；大相径庭◆Politically, the two leaders are poles apart.
两位领导人的政治观点截然相反。◆What you learn in the classroom and what happens on the job are often worlds apart.
课堂所学的东西与工作中遇到的情况往往大相径庭。●come/fall apart at the ˈseams (informal) begin to fail or collapse 破裂；开始瓦解；崩溃◆The Government’s economic policy is falling apart at the seams.
政府的经济政策开始失效了。◆After only six months, their marriage has come apart at the seams.
才刚刚六个月，他们的婚姻就破裂了。 NOTE If a piece of clothing comes apart at the seams, it begins to separate along the lines where the pieces of cloth are sewn together. * come apart at the seams 原指衣服的线缝开裂。 ●ˌjoking aˈpart/aˈside (BrE) used to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny 言归正传；说正经的◆No, but joking apart, do you think we should go and see if she’s OK?不，言归正传，我们是不是应该去看看她情况怎么样了？●be ˈmiles apart (of two sides in an argument, dispute, etc. 争论双方的观点等) not at all close to reaching agreement 大相径庭◆The Government and the trade unions are still miles apart in this dispute.在这次争端中，政府和工会意见相距甚远。◆We’re miles apart on our understanding of the problem.我们对这个问题的理解大相径庭。●rip sb/sth aˈpart/to ˈshreds, ˈbits, etc.destroy sth; criticize sb/sth very strongly 破坏；扯碎；猛烈抨击◆Can you believe it? I spent all that time preparing my report, only to have it ripped to shreds!你能相信吗？我花了那么多时间准备我的报告，结果却被批驳得体无完肤。 OPP praise sb/sth to the skies |