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distinguish verb
⇨ distinguish 1 (distinguish between right and wrong) ⇨ distinguish 2 (what distinguishes humans from animals)distinguish1 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 ♦︎ differentiate ♦︎ tellThese words all mean to recognize the difference between two people or things. 这些词均表示区分或辨别两者的差异。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to distinguish / differentiate / tell A from B◆to distinguish / differentiate between A and B◆to easily distinguish / differentiate / tell sb / sth◆to clearly / sharply / carefully distinguish / differentiate sb / sth■ distinguish [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (rather formal) to recognize or show the difference between people or things 区分；辨别；分清◆At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?儿童到什么年龄才能辨别是非？◆Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.有时候现实和幻想很难区分。 see also distinction ⇨ difference , discern ⇨ identify ■ differentiate / /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ / [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (rather formal, especially written) to distinguish between people or things 区分；区别；辨别◆She can just differentiate between light and dark.她勉强能区分明暗。◆Birds are able to differentiate colours.鸟类能够辨别不同的颜色。NOTE 辨析 Distinguish or differentiate?There is very little difference in meaning or use between these words. Distinguish is more frequent and more general; differentiate is slightly more formal, used more in scientific matters than in matters of human judgement. 这两个词在含义和用法上差别很小，只是distinguish更常用和宽泛，differentiate稍正式，更多用于科学问题而非人的判断◆differentiate between right and wrong ◆Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to differentiate. ■ tell (told, told) [transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to recognize the difference between two people or things 分辨；区分；辨认◆It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions.很难分辨出这两个版本有什么区别。◆I can't tell one twin from the other.我分不清这对双胞胎谁是谁。◆It's difficult to tell them apart.很难把他们区分开来。◆The kittens looked exactly alike－how could you tell which was which?这些小猫看上去一模一样，你怎么能分辨出哪只是哪只呢？ⓘ You say tell the difference between A and B (two things) or tell A and B apart, not 'tell between A and B'. 要说tell the difference between A and B或tell A and B apart，不能说tell between A and B◆It's difficult to tell between them. distinguish2 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. |