separate

adj.

1. 单独的；独立的；分开的
   forming a unit by itself; not joined to sth else
   1. separate bedrooms
      独立卧室
   2. Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.
      生肉和熟肉必须分开存放。
   3. The school is housed in two separate buildings.
      学校设在两栋独立的楼房内。
2. 不同的；不相关的
   different; not connected
   1. It happened on three separate occasions.
      这事在三个不同的场合发生过。
   2. For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives.
      三年来，他们完全是各过各的生活。

verb

1. （使）分开，分离；分割；划分
   to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups
   1. Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate.
      不停地搅动沙司，免得出现分层。
   2. It is impossible to separate belief from emotion.
      信仰和感情是分不开的。
   3. Separate the eggs (= separate the yolk from the white) .
      把蛋黄和蛋清分开。
   4. Make a list of points and separate them into ‘desirable’ and ‘essential’.
      列出各点，把它们分成“可取的”和“绝对必要的”两类。
2. （使）分离，分散
   to move apart; to make people or things move apart
   1. We separated into several different search parties.
      我们分成几个搜索小组。
   2. South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago.
      2亿年前南美洲和非洲分离。
   3. South America and Africa separated 200 million years ago.
      南美洲和非洲于2亿年前分离。
   4. Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting.
      警察力图把两个打架的人分开。
   5. The war separated many families.
      这场战争使许多家庭离散。
   6. Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients.
      传染病患者同其他病人隔离开来。
3. 隔开；阻隔
   to be between two people, areas, countries, etc. so that they are not touching or connected
   1. A thousand kilometres separates the two cities.
      两座城市相隔一千公里。
   2. A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field.
      我们的后院和运动场之间隔着一堵高墙。
4. 分居
   to stop living together as a couple with your husband, wife or partner
   1. He separated from his wife after 20 years of marriage.
      他和妻子在结婚20年后分居了。
   2. They separated last year.
      他们于去年分居了。
5. 区分；区别
   to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else
   1. Politics is the only thing that separates us (= that we disagree about) .
      我们之间唯一的分歧是政治观点。
   2. The judges found it impossible to separate the two contestants (= they gave them equal scores) .
      裁判无法把两位参赛者分出高下。
   3. Only four points separate the top three teams.
      领先的三队只相差四分。

The adjective and noun are pronounced /'sepərət/. The verb is pronounced /'sepəreɪt/. 形容词和名词读作 /'sepərət/。动词读作 /'sepəreɪt/。


1. ADJ 分开的;单独的;独立的
   If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things.
   1. Each villa has a separate sitting-room...
      每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
   2. They are now making plans to form their own separate party...
      他们如今正计划组建自己的独立政党。
   3. Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones.
      银行的商业账户和个人账户是分开管理的。
2. ADJ 不同的;各别的
   If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing.
   1. Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads...
      切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和拌色拉的青菜时要使用不同的切菜板。
   2. Men and women have separate exercise rooms...
      男女有各自的健身房。
   3. The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks.
      当局声称在两次不相关的袭击中已有 6 名平民丧生。
3. V-RECIP-ERG (使)分开;(使)分离;分割;划分
   If you separate people or things that are together, or if they separate, they move apart.
   1. Police moved in to separate the two groups...
      警方介入进来，将两拨人分开。
   2. The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt...
      双手握住淘选盘不停旋动将沙金和尘土分开。
   3. The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle...
      汽车的前端和车身分开了。
   4. They separated. Stephen returned to the square...
      他们分开了。斯蒂芬返回了广场。
   5. They're separated from the adult inmates.
      他们同成年犯分开关押。
4. V-RECIP-ERG (使)分离;(使)分裂;(使)分开
   If you separate people or things that have been connected, or if one separates from another, the connection between them is ended.
   1. They want to separate teaching from research...
      他们想把教学和研究分开。
   2. It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country...
      很可能我们会目睹一场分裂该国这两个地区的运动。
   3. He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada.
      他宣布成立一个新部门，专门处理魁北克威胁要从加拿大分裂出去一事。
5. V-RECIP 分居
   If a couple who are married or living together separate, they decide to live apart.
   1. Her parents separated when she was very young...
      她很小的时候父母就分居了。
   2. Since I separated from my husband I have gone a long way.
      自从我和我丈夫分开后，我的生活发生了很大的变化。
6. VERB 隔开;阻隔;使分开
   An object, obstacle, distance, or period of time which separates two people, groups, or things exists between them.
   1. ...the white-railed fence that separated the yard from the paddock...
      将院子和小围场隔开的白色围栏
   2. They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods...
      毫无疑问，他们在这两个时期相隔的 6 年间取得了进展。
   3. Rural communities are widely separated and often small...
      乡村村落彼此离得很远，而且通常规模很小。
   4. But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.
      但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有 6 名妇人和23 个孩子。
7. VERB 分辨;区分;区别
   If you separate one idea or fact from another, you clearly see or show the difference between them.
   1. It is difficult to separate legend from truth...
      很难将传说和事实区别开来。
   2. ...learning how to separate real problems from imaginary illnesses...
      学习如何分辨真实的和想象出的疾病
   3. It is difficult to separate the two aims.
      很难将这两个目标区分开来。
   4. Separate out means the same as separate.
      separate out 同 separate
   5. How can one ever separate out the act from the attitudes that surround it?
      一个人的行为及与其息息相关的态度怎么能区分得开呢？
8. VERB 使得以区分;使获得区别
   A quality or factor that separates one thing from another is the reason why the two things are different from each other.
   1. The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting...
      区分普通照片和出色照片的一个至关重要的因素就是光线。
   2. What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
      恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？
9. VERB (两个参赛队或竞争者比分)相隔，相差
   If a particular number of points separate two teams or competitors, one of them is winning or has won by that number of points.
   1. In the end only three points separated the two teams.
      最终两队只相差 3 分。
10. V-ERG 分割;划分;拆散
    If you separate a group of people or things into smaller elements, or if a group separates, it is divided into smaller elements.
    1. The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups...
       警察想把他们拆散成几小股。
    2. Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes...
       沃勒斯坦的作品可以细分成3个主要的主题。
    3. Let's separate into smaller groups...
       我们分成几个小组吧。
    4. So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate.
       这样构成白色光的所有颜色被投射到不同方向，从而分离开来。
    5. Separate out means the same as separate .
       separate out 同 separate
    6. If prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out.
       如果提前几个小时就准备好了，混合物可能会分离开。
11. (非覆盖全身的)单件衣服
    Separates are clothes such as skirts, trousers, and shirts which cover just the top half or the bottom half of your body.
12. See also: separated
13. PHRASE 分道扬镳;分手;分路而行
    When two or more people who have been together for some time go their separate ways, they go to different places or end their relationship.
    1. Sue and her husband decided to go their separate ways.
       苏和丈夫决定离婚。
14. to separate the wheat from the chaff → see: chaff

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

1. Far from being separate, the mind and body form an indivisible whole.
   心智与身体绝不是分离的，它们形成了一个不可分割的整体。
2. You can liquefy the carbon dioxide to separate it from the other constituents.
   可以将二氧化碳液化，以便和其他成分分开。
3. Each villa has a separate sitting-room
   每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
4. They are now making plans to form their own separate party
   他们如今正计划组建自己的独立政党。
5. Business bank accounts were kept separate from personal ones.
   银行的商业账户和个人账户是分开管理的。
6. Use separate chopping boards for raw meats, cooked meats, vegetables and salads
   切生肉、熟肉、蔬菜和拌色拉的青菜时要使用不同的切菜板。
7. Men and women have separate exercise rooms
   男女有各自的健身房。
8. The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks.
   当局声称在两次不相关的袭击中已有6名平民丧生。
9. Police moved in to separate the two groups
   警方介入进来，将两拨人分开。
10. The pans were held in both hands and swirled around to separate gold particles from the dirt
    双手握住淘选盘不停旋动将沙金和尘土分开。
11. The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle
    汽车的前端和车身分开了。
12. They separated. Stephen returned to the square
    他们分开了。斯蒂芬返回了广场。
13. They're separated from the adult inmates.
    他们同成年犯分开关押。
14. They want to separate teaching from research
    他们想把教学和研究分开。
15. It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country
    很可能我们会目睹一场分裂该国这两个地区的运动。
16. He announced a new ministry to deal with Quebec's threat to separate from Canada.
    他宣布成立一个新部门，专门处理魁北克威胁要从加拿大分裂出去一事。
17. Since I separated from my husband I have gone a long way.
    自从我和我丈夫分开后，我的生活发生了很大的变化。
18. They had undoubtedly made progress in the six years that separated the two periods
    毫无疑问，他们在这两个时期相隔的6年间取得了进展。
19. Rural communities are widely separated and often small
    乡村村落彼此离得很远，而且通常规模很小。
20. But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.
    但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有6名妇人和23个孩子。
21. It is difficult to separate legend from truth
    很难将传说和事实区别开来。
22. It is difficult to separate the two aims.
    很难将这两个目标区分开来。
23. The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting
    区分普通照片和出色照片的一个至关重要的因素就是光线。
24. What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
    恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么？
25. In the end only three points separated the two teams.
    最终两队只相差3分。
26. The police wanted to separate them into smaller groups
    警察想把他们拆散成几小股。
27. Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes
    沃勒斯坦的作品可以细分成3个主要的主题。
28. Let's separate into smaller groups
    我们分成几个小组吧。
29. So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate.
    这样构成白色光的所有颜色被投射到不同方向，从而分离开来。
30. Sue and her husband decided to go their separate ways.
    苏和丈夫决定离婚。

  separate divide isolate part【导航词义：分开，隔开】

  separate v. 分开，隔开

〔辨析〕指将混合物按不同类别分开，也指把紧连在一起或溶合在一起的东西分开。

  divide v. 隔开，分离

〔辨析〕指把两个区域分隔开，或将一个整体分为若干部分，有时含平均划分之意。

  isolate v. 分隔，隔离

〔辨析〕指区别看待问题、观点等，也指使人或物处于孤立、隔离的状态。

  part v. 〈书〉（使）分开，分手

〔辨析〕多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，指父母和子女分开时多用被动语态。

separate out

separate sth↔out

1. 使某物分开；划分
   to divide into different parts; to divide sth into different parts
   1. It happened on three separate occasions.
      这事在三个不同的场合发生过。
   2. For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives.
      三年来，他们完全是各过各的生活。

adj.

go your separate ways

• 断绝往来；分道扬镳
  to end a relationship with sb
• 分路而行；分手
  to go in a different direction from sb you have been travelling with

under separate cover

• 另函
  in a separate envelope
  1. The information you requested is being forwarded to you under separate cover.
     现另函寄上所要资料。

v.

separate/sort out the men from the boys

• 表明 / 证明谁有技能（或更勇敢等）
  to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not

sort out/separate the sheep from the goats

• 区分能手与常人；分清智者和庸人
  to distinguish people who are good at sth, intelligent, etc. from those who are not

sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff

• 识别优劣；分清好坏；去芜存菁
  to distinguish useful or valuable people or things from ones that are not useful or have no value

noun

1. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

2. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

   Synonym:    offprintreprint

verb

1. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   1. The road forks

   Synonym:    branchramifyforkfurcate

2. become separated into pieces or fragments
   1. The figurine broke
   2. The freshly baked loaf fell apart

   Synonym:    breaksplit upfall apartcome apart

3. mark as different
   1. We distinguish several kinds of maple

   Synonym:    distinguishdifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralizeseveralisetelltell apart

4. arrange or order by classes or categories
   1. How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

   Synonym:    classifyclasssortassortsort out

5. divide into components or constituents
   1. Separate the wheat from the chaff

6. force, take, or pull apart
   1. He separated the fighting children
   2. Moses parted the Red Sea

   Synonym:    disunitedividepart

7. come apart
   1. The two pieces that we had glued separated

   Synonym:    dividepart

8. go one's own way
   1. The friends separated after the party

   Synonym:    partsplit

9. make a division or separation

   Synonym:    divide

10. discontinue an association or relation
    1. The business partners broke over a tax question
    2. The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    3. My friend and I split up

    Synonym:    partsplit upsplitbreakbreak up

11. separate into parts or portions
    1. divide the cake into three equal parts
    2. The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

    Synonym:    dividesplitsplit updissevercarve up

12. treat differently on the basis of sex or race

    Synonym:    discriminatesingle out

13. act as a barrier between
    1. The mountain range divides the two countries

    Synonym:    divide

adj

1. standing apart
   1. a freestanding bell tower
   2. a house with a separate garage

   Synonym:    freestanding

2. have the connection undone

   Synonym:    disjoined

3. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
   1. separate but equal
   2. girls and boys in separate classes

4. independent
   1. a problem consisting of two separate issues
   2. they went their separate ways
   3. formed a separate church