separate

vt.& vi.分开；（使）分离；区分；隔开

vt.分离（混合物）；分居；分类；割开

vi.分手；断裂；（夫妻）分居；断绝关系

adj.单独的；分开的，分离的；不同的；不相关的

n.分开的事物；[用复数]（音响设备中的）独立件

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。

过去分词:separated 现在分词:separating 第三人称单数:separates 过去式:separated 名词复数形式:separates

separate 分开，分离，分居，分开的，单独的

se-,分开，-par,准备，词源同 prepare.-ate,表动词和形容词。引申诸相关词义。

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。