英语词汇“separate”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

separate

例句

adjective | verb

separateseparate1 /ˈseprɪt/ adjective ► separate

put or kept in different places or groups:

Keep raw meat separate from cooked meat.

They divided the students into three groups and put them in separate rooms.

► apart

not together or not next to each other:

She hated being apart from her boyfriend, even for a day.

Plant the seeds two inches apart.

➔ GRAMMAR: Apart is an adverb and is never used before a noun. Don't say: They are apart towns. Say: The towns are far apart.

► segregated

if a place is segregated, people of different races, religions, or sexes are not allowed to be there together:

In the 1940s, black and white children went to segregated schools.

ADVERBS: separateYou can make the adjective separate into an adverb by using an -ly ending: The raw meat is stored separately from the cooked meat.

adjective | verb

separateseparate2 /ˈsepəˌreɪt/ verb ► separate

to put people or things that were together into different places or groups:

We separated the cans from the bottles for recycling.

The teacher separated Alex and me because we were talking in class.

► divide also divide up

to separate something into smaller parts or groups:

The coach divided the kids into two teams.

We will divide up the money between us.

► split also split up

to separate something into two or more parts. Split is used especially when the parts are equal, and sounds less formal than divide:

The boys split the rest of the candy between them.

The teacher asked us to split up into three groups.

► segregate

to separate one group of people from others, because they belong to a different race, sex, or religion:

In the past, mentally disabled people were segregated from the rest of society in special hospitals.

► isolate AWL

to keep one person or thing alone and separate from others:

The hospital isolates patients who have infectious diseases.

► part

to separate two things or parts that are together and make a space in the middle:

She pushed through the thick bushes, parting the branches with her hands.

ANTONYMS ➔ see join (2)

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