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set apart phrasal verb
⇨ distinguish 2distinguish2 verb distinguish between right and wrong 辨别是非The power of speech distinguishes humans from animals. 语言能力使得人类有别于动物。identifyI could not distinguish her words.distinguish ♦︎ set sb/sth apart ♦︎ differentiateThese words all mean to be the characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different. 这些词均表示具有与他者区分开来的特征。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to distinguish / set apart / differentiate A from B◆a feature distinguishes / sets apart / differentiates A from B◆a factor distinguishes / differentiates A from B■ distinguish [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (rather formal, especially written) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different 成为⋯的特征；使有别于◆What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?是什么使得她有别于班上其他同学呢？◆Does your cat have any distinguishing marks?你的猫有什么特殊标记吗？◆The power of speech distinguishes human beings from animals.语言能力使得人类有别于动物。 see also distinction ⇨ difference ■ ˌset sb/sth aˈpart phrasal verb (setting, set, set) (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to be a characteristic that makes sb/sth different from or better than others 使与众不同；使突出；使优于◆Her clear and elegant writing sets her apart from other journalists.她那清丽典雅的文章使她比别的记者高出一筹。■ differentiate / /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ / [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (rather formal, especially written) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different 成为⋯的特征；使有别于◆The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female.雄鸟那黄色的喙是与雌鸟相区别的主要特征。NOTE 辨析 Distinguish or differentiate?There is little difference in meaning between these words. Distinguish is more frequent and has a wider range; it is often used about differences that make sb/sth better or more interesting than sb/sth else; differentiate is more often used about scientific matters, without any suggestion of a value judgement being made. 这两个词的含义非常接近，只是distinguish使用频率较高且语义较宽泛，常表示人或事物比他者优胜或有趣；differentiate更常用于科学问题，不含价值判断◆What was it that differentiated her from her classmates? ◆The power of speech differentiates human beings from animals. |