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单词 separate
释义
adjective | verb
separateseparate1 /ˈsɛprɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective [no comparative] Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Keep the raw meat separate from the cooked meat.
 Keep the blue and green cards separate from each other.
 Keep your love life separate from your studies.
1not joining or touching:  The music rooms are in a separate building.separate from The offices are separate from the factory.keep something separate (from something) Keep the raw meat separate from the cooked meat.keep something and something separate (from each other) Keep the blue and green cards separate from each other.2ideas, information, activities, etc. that are separate are not related or do not affect each other in any way:  That’s a separate issue. The two things are entirely separate.separate from My social life is completely separate from my work.keep something separate (from something) Keep your love life separate from your studies.3[only before noun] not the same one SYN different:  Write each list on a separate sheet of paper. He asked her out on two separate occasions.its/somebody’s own separate something Each province has its own separate army.4go your separate ways a)if people who have been in a relationship, especially a romantic relationship, go their separate ways, they end their relationship:  After six years of marriage, they decided to go their separate ways. b)if people who have been traveling together go their separate ways, they start traveling in different directions—separately adverb
adjective | verb
separateseparate2 /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYseparate2
Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of separare, from se- apart + parare to prepare, get
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
separate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyseparate
he, she, itseparates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyseparated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave separated
he, she, ithas separated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad separated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill separate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have separated
Continuous Form
PresentIam separating
he, she, itis separating
you, we, theyare separating
PastI, he, she, itwas separating
you, we, theywere separating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been separating
he, she, ithas been separating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been separating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be separating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been separating
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 First separate the eggs and beat the whites (=divide the white part from the yellow part).
Thesaurus
THESAURUSdivide
to divide or split into different parts, or layers, or to make something do this:  The milk had separated from the cream. First separate the eggs and beat the whites (=divide the white part from the yellow part).
to make something form a number of smaller parts:  The teacher divided the class into groups.
to separate something into two or more groups, parts, etc.:  We split the money between us.
to separate hair into two parts with a space in the middle. You can also use part more formally to talk about separating a substance so that there is a space between the two sides:  He usually parts his hair in the middle. In the story Moses parts the Red Sea.
to separate something into smaller parts:  The phone company was broken up into smaller companies to encourage competition.
to separate one group of people from others because of race, sex, religion, etc.:  Schools were racially segregated.
to keep one person or thing alone and separate from others:  The hospital isolates patients who have infectious diseases.
formal to divide a country, room, or building into two or more parts:  After World War II, Germany was partitioned into East and West Germany.
formal to decide how something should be divided between various people:  The funds are apportioned to each of the schools in the district.
1BE BETWEEN [transitive often passive] if something separates two places or two things, it is between them so that they are not touching each other or connected with each other:  A picket fence separates her lawn from the neighbor’s.separate something from something The island is separated from the land by a wide canal.2DIVIDE [intransitive, transitive] to divide or split into different parts, or layers, or to make something do this:  The milk had separated from the cream.separate (something) into something He asked us to separate into groups. Separate the hair into sections. First separate the eggs and beat the whites (=divide the white part from the yellow part).THESAURUSdivide – to make something form a number of smaller parts:  The teacher divided the class into groups.split – to separate something into two or more groups, parts, etc.:  We split the money between us.part – to separate hair into two parts with a space in the middle. You can also use part more formally to talk about separating a substance so that there is a space between the two sides:  He usually parts his hair in the middle. In the story Moses parts the Red Sea.break up – to separate something into smaller parts:  The phone company was broken up into smaller companies to encourage competition.segregate – to separate one group of people from others because of race, sex, religion, etc.:  Schools were racially segregated.isolate – to keep one person or thing alone and separate from others:  The hospital isolates patients who have infectious diseases.partition formal – to divide a country, room, or building into two or more parts:  After World War II, Germany was partitioned into East and West Germany.apportion formal – to decide how something should be divided between various people:  The funds are apportioned to each of the schools in the district.3STOP LIVING TOGETHER [intransitive] to stop living with your husband or wife, because both of you do not want to be together anymore → divorce:  My parents separated when I was two.separate from somebody Ginny separated from her husband last year.► see thesaurus at divorce24RECOGNIZE DIFFERENCE [transitive] to recognize that one idea is different from another, and to deal with each idea alone: separate something from something The patient finds it difficult to separate fact from fantasy.5MOVE APART [intransitive, transitive] to move apart, or make people move apart:  When we reached the airport we separated.get/be separated from somebody They got lost after being separated from their tour group in the mountains.6MAKE somebody/something DIFFERENT separate somebody/something from somebody/something to be the thing that makes someone or something different from other similar people or things:  What separates her from the rest of the applicants?7BE THE AMOUNT/DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE [transitive] used to say how much older, better, etc. someone or something is than another person or thing:  Only one game separates the teams in the race for the top of the league.8BE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN somebody/something [transitive] used to say how much distance there is between people or things:  Less than a mile separated the two towns.9PSYCHOLOGY separate from somebody social studies to stop having a very close connection with someone else, usually your mother:  Eventually, a child needs to separate from its mother.10separate the men from the boys informal to make it clear which people are brave or strong and which are not11separate the sheep from the goats (also separate the wheat from the chaff) to choose the good and useful things or people and get rid of the others[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of separare, from se- apart + parare to prepare, get]separate something ↔ out phrasal verb to make a person or thing separate from the rest of a group or whole:  We separated out the students who will benefit from extra help.
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