separate

      音标：['sepәreit]
      n. 独立件, 抽印本
      a. 分开的, 各别的, 单独的, 分隔的
      vi. 分开, 隔开, 分居
      vt. 使分离, 使分开, 区分, 使分居
      【经】 各别的, 独立的; 分离
      相关词组:
      separate into
      separate from
      在线英汉词典
separate的短语、例句：
      separate adj 1 ~ (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; existing apart 自成一单元的; 单独存在的; 分开的
      The children sleep in separate beds. 孩子都睡在各自的床上.
      Violent prisoners are kept separate from the others. 有暴力行为的囚犯隔离囚禁.
      They lead separate lives, ie do not live or do things together. 他们各自单独生活.
      We can´t work together any more; I think it´s time we went our separate ways, ie parted. 我们再也不能在一起工作了, 我看得各奔东西了. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] different or distinct 不同的; 有区别的
      It happened on three separate occasions. 这件事在三个不同场合都发生过.
      That is a separate issue and irrelevant to our discussion. 这是另一个问题, 同我们的讨论无关. separate v 1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (a) ~ (sb/sth) (from sb/sth); ~ sth (up) (into sth) (cause things or people to) come apart; divide （使事物或人与人）分离, 分开
      The two parts of the pipe have separated at the joint. 这个管子从接口处分成两截了.
      The branch has separated from the trunk of the tree. 这个树枝已从树干上脱落了.
      This patient should be separated from the others. 这个病人应该隔离.
      The land has been separated (up) into small plots. 这块地已经分成小块了.
      The children were separated into groups for the game. 那些儿童分成小组做游戏. (b) ~ (sth) (out) (from sth) (cause sth to) stop being combined in a liquid mixture （使混合液）分离, 离析
      Oil and water always separate out. 油和水总是分开的. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) lie or stand between (two countries, areas, etc), keeping them apart 从中隔开（两国、 两地等）
      A deep gorge separates the two halves of the city. 有一道深谷把这座城市分成两部分.
      England is separated from France by the Channel. 英国和法国之间隔著英吉利海峡.
      (fig 比喻) Politics is the only thing which separates us, ie on which we disagree. 我们只是政治观点相左. 3 [I] (of people) leave each other´s company （指人与人）分开, 分手
      We talked until midnight and then separated. 我们一直谈到深夜才分手. 4 [I] stop living together as a married couple （有婚姻关系的双方）分居
      After ten years of marriage they decided to separate. 他们婚後十年决定分居了. 5 (idm 习语) separate the sheep from the goats distinguish good people from bad people 把好人同坏人分开. separate the ,wheat from the `chaff distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones 把有价值的人或事物同无价值的分开
      We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff. 我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣.