| 词组 | separate |
| 释义 | adjective | verb separate1 /ˈsepərət, ˈsepərɪt/ adjective 1. if two things are separate, they are different and not the sameverbskeep sth separate I try to keep my work and my home life separate.remain separate He believed that religion and politics should remain separate.be regarded/considered/treated as separate The two cases can be regarded as entirely separate.adverbsentirely/completely/totally separate also quite separate BrE These are totally separate issues.nounsa separate occasion He lied on two separate occasions.a separate incident/case In a separate incident, two US soldiers were wounded.a separate group/category The problems fell into two separate categories.a separate issue Three separate issues are involved.a separate company The manufacturing part of the business was run as a separate company.a separate room My brother and I sleep in separate rooms.a separate section/part/compartment This issue is discussed in a separate section of the report.a separate page/sheet In the journal, a separate page is used for each day.a separate (bank) account My wife and I have separate bank accounts.a separate entity formal (=a different organization or thing) The company will be split into three separate entities.prepositionsseparate from sth This event should be viewed as separate from the others.phrasesgo your separate ways (=start travelling in different directions or stop being friends or lovers) I said goodbye to Dulcie and we went our separate ways.live/lead separate lives (=do very different things from your husband, wife, or partner, especially because you no longer love them) The couple have been living separate lives for years now.2. not touching or close to someone or something elseverbskeep sb/sth separate The dogs fought a lot and had to be kept separate.prepositionsseparate from sth/sb Keep raw meat separate from cooked meat.adverbsphysically separate The Law Library is physically separate from the main college library.geographically separate Mauritius is geographically separate from the other countries which formed the agreement. adjective | verb separate2 /ˈsepəreɪt/ verb 1. to divide something into two or more parts or groups, or to divide one type of thing from another. You use separate especially when saying that the parts are different from each otherprepositionsseparate sth into two Motorola is planning to separate the company into two public companies.separate sth into sth and sth The items are separated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste.THESAURUS: separate divide to make something become two or more parts or groups: The teacher divided us into groups. | The money was divided between them. | The house is divided into three apartments. split to separate something into two or more groups, parts etc – used especially when each part is equal in size: The class was split into groups of six. break sth up to separate something into several smaller parts, especially to make it easier to deal with: The phone company was broken up to encourage competition. | Police used tear gas to break up the crowd. segregate to separate one group of people from others because of race, sex, religion etc: Schools were racially segregated. | Some prisons segregate prisoners who are infected with HIV from the other prisoners.to become separate separate to divide into different parts, especially in a natural way: A watery liquid separates from the milk during cheesemaking. split to separate into two or more parts or groups – used especially when each part is equal in size: What happens when an atom splits? break up to separate into several smaller parts: In spring, the icebergs begin to break up.2. if something separates two places or two things, it is between them so that they are not touching each otherprepositionsseparate sth from sth The lighthouse is separated from the land by a wide channel. |
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