1Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

这就提出了两个独立的问题。

他认为文学研究和生活是完全分离的。

1. 1.1 Not joined or touching physically.
   分离的；独立的
   hostels with separate quarters for men and women

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The hotel set in a sprawling bungalow had a main building with rooms, a separate dining hall, billiard tables, livery and stables.
   • Other features will include a library with a bay window, a large designer kitchen with a fully fitted walk-in larder and a separate utility room.
   • The air-conditioned vessel will have a cabin and accommodation room, besides a separate room for holding parties.
   • Where different communities in the past shared the same neighbourhood they have now been driven into separate quarters.
   • The family rooms have a separate children's sleeping area, with TVs at the end of both beds - thus avoiding arguments over what to watch.
   • Downstairs there are two further large bedrooms plus a very large shower room, a separate guest toilet, boiler house and a bespoke wine cellar.
   • The first floor comprises the main living and dining area and has a sitting room, separate TV room, kitchen and toilet.
   • Both games are here to stay and apart from the problem of separate dressing room areas all other problems are surmountable.
   • Further north, there are traces of four more buildings, one quite separate from the rest.
   • Now, as you can see, this is a self-contained room, it's separate from all the others and it's got an air-lock here.
   • A new toy was placed among seven familiar toys, and in a separate room the owner asked Rico to fetch it using a name the dog had never heard before.
   • The voluntary first aid service has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art first aid caravan with its own separate crew quarters and treatment centre.
   • The money will go towards a new food technology room with separate bays with stainless steel sinks, cookers, fridges and microwaves.
   • An Auckland medical laboratory has offered a separate lunch room for staff to speak a language other than English during their breaks.
   • Downstairs there is a conservatory with bay window overlooking the rear and a separate toilet and shower room.
   • The bathroom is fit for a king and queen, with his and hers basins, large mirrors framed by driftwood, a separate shower room and toilet and a huge tub also encased in wood.
   • There is a separate pool and games room for children.
   • Don't have that room be separate from the rest of your spa.
   • All patients are located in separate rooms to prevent infection.
   • Before reaching the kitchen and dining area on the ground floor, the hallway leads to a utility room and separate shower and toilet.

   Synonyms

   set apart from, unattached to, not attached to, not joined to, disjoined from
2. 1.2 Different; distinct.
   不同的；特别的
   melt the white and dark chocolate in separate bowls

   把白巧克力和纯巧克力熔化在不同的碗里。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There are two separate and distinct conditions for the exercise of the discretion created by that provision.
   • In a separate incident, guerrillas killed a police lieutenant in the same city.
   • The author devotes separate chapters to the different situations in which transgression from the expected norm was most likely to take place.
   • He survived when the ships he served on were torpedoed on three separate occasions.
   • It is strongly suspected that these three morphologically separate forms are different species.
   • The two are separate and distinct schools of thought.
   • The group were formerly close-knit but are now a bunch of individuals moving in separate directions and facing different problems.
   • I've tried on three very separate occasions between January and now and all I get is errors.
   • You can even install a doorbell with 2 different sounds and 2 separate buttons.
   • I am to produce a circuit black box consisting of 3 separate circuits (joined together in a box).
   • They would share the same DNA, but in every other respect, like identical twins, they would be separate and distinct individuals.
   • I was, however, reminded of other notable films on two quite separate occasions.
   • The problem is that it assumes that these are two totally separate species.
   • All 3 of these systems reside on different database types on separate hardware platforms.
   • There were fears about what might happen if both engines failed in separate incidents.
   • However, you get much better value for money by buying two separate polices.
   • Previous work has shown that humans, each wearing a separate color, elicit different alarm calls.
   • The Buddha taught three different approaches on three separate occasions.
   • These junctions are cunningly woven: the twin strands go separate ways along different edges, where they intertwine with new strands.
   • Each bar shows the mean of 50 separate runs on different simulated data sets.

1with object Cause to move or be apart.

警察试图分开两伙暴徒。

战争使他们分离。

1. 1.1 Form a distinction or boundary between (people, places, or things)
   隔离（人，地方，物件）
   only a footpath separated their garden from the shore

   只有一条小路把他们的花园和海岸隔开。

   six years separated the two brothers

   两兄弟相差六岁。

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   • So unskilled was Mike's parking that Mary Beth had to crawl over to the driver's seat to get out, as there was only two inches separating their car and the pick-up.
   • These studies rely on the model that the likelihood of two sequences recombining with each other depends on the average amount of space separating them.
   • A minimum of 24 hours separated all drug administrations.
   • It was also noted that a wooden door within the close boarded fence which separates the two garden areas had been opened to provide access to and from the main garden.
   • They faced each other over the three yards separating them for a moment, neither giving the slightest advantage to the other.
   • Sectors are generally not separated by clear boundaries like those between levels of analysis.
   • This provides a computational advantage when a large number of generations separate the samples.
   • But it was an extremely close contest with just six points separating the top five places.
   • By 1846, they came to an agreement over the disputed 3000 mile boundary that separated the two nations.
   • Currently, there are 18 teams within 400 points of first, and the top 10 is separated by 203 points.
   • With just six points separating the two drivers, competition is sure to be fierce.
   • He grinned cheekily at her, giving her yet another wink before he rolled off the bed, coming up to stand directly in front of her, not even a whole inch separating them this time.
   • There is only four points separating the top five teams.
   • As the tension mounted during the penultimate test of the day, less than four seconds separated the top six finishers.
   • The distance separating each object from the others was 50 cm.
   • Genetic differences between populations reflect the geographic distances separating them.
   • At one time the world was divided into entities that were separated by geographical boundaries, which have been significantly eroded and continue to dissolve.
   • The size of the force of gravity depends on two things, the masses of the objects and the distance separating them.
   • One of the main disorders occurs when walls separating the heart's four chambers do not form properly.
   • If form holds, the photos are recent; just a few weeks separating each attack.

   Synonyms

   divide, partition, lie between, come between, stand between, keep apart
2. 1.2no object Become detached or disconnected.
   独立；分离
   the second stage of the rocket failed to separate

   火箭的第二级未能分离。

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   • These ligaments can be sprained, disrupted, detached, or separated, depending on the severity of the injury.
   • The two solid rocket boosters separate from the shuttle about two minutes after launch, after which the main engines take over completely.
   • This craft was carried 50,000 feet by the so called white knight aircraft, before they separated, and then rocketed into the stratosphere.
   • The two separated, moving to opposite ends of the clearing.
   • They separated, moving off to work but exchanging a long glance as they parted.
   • When players collided, they simply separated and moved on, folding back into the turbulent maelstrom of sweat and speed.
   • Soon the soil began to lift and after several attempts the soil separated and lifted and move to where she willed.
   • Then the huddle broke apart and the Dwarves separated.
   • The worst situation of all is if the bottom of your shoe is coming apart - if the sole is separating from the part around your foot.
   • They merged and separated and moved on together, two shadows gliding through the shadowy twilight.
   • Two figures reach for each other, move as a unit, separate, and meet again.
   • The pairs of asylum inmates separate and move together, come towards the viewer and retire.
   • After observing it for several more minutes we saw a small object separate and move away from the bigger object.
   • The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together.
   • Meanwhile, the canvas above your head is lifting and separating, uncoupling both from the windscreen and at the back in a squeeze-box motion that the designers must have had a lot of fun devising.
   • As you pull the lithosphere apart, as it separates, decompression occurs in the earth's mantle underneath the spreading centre.
   • The parachutes opened and the missile stabilized at 5000 feet, at which point the parachutes separated and the rocket was ignited.
   • He led them through automatic door with a logo, which spilt apart when the doors separated.
   • Again to surprise them the rectangle flowed apart, separating into strands and being drawn in upwards one after another, perfectly synchronized.

   Synonyms

   disconnect, pull apart, break apart, detach, disengage, uncouple, unyoke, disarticulate, disassemble, disunite, disjoin, disaffiliate

   become detached, become disconnected, come apart, come away, uncouple, break off

   part company, part, go their separate ways, go different ways, split, split up, say adieu, say farewell, say goodbye, say one's goodbyes
3. 1.3no object Leave another person's company.
   分开；分手
   they separated at the corner, agreeing to meet within two hours

   他们在拐角处分开，同意两小时内再碰头。

4. 1.4no object Stop living together as a couple.
   （夫妻）分开；分居
   after her parents separated she was brought up by her mother

   父母分开后她由母亲带大。

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   • My parents separated when I was eleven and my father brought up my younger sister and me.
   • They separated for a couple of months and then got back together.
   • When he was four years old his parents separated, although they tried coming back together three times.
   • The next eight months they will stay together, separate, reunite and bring forth new life.
   • The Defendant was in need of living accommodation for himself as he had recently separated from his wife and had left the matrimonial home.
   • My parents were something between: separated, or separating, sometimes living together and sometimes apart, and each of them with lovers.
   • After all, there's a good chance that you have witnessed your own parents separating.
   • This could be due to a parent being ill, (this sometimes happens after the parent gets better), marriage problems, fighting or parents separating.
   • She was living in public housing, separated from her husband and living on a lone parent allowance.
   • Dean's parents had separated, but were working on getting back together, but I guess it didn't work out.
   • When I was in late high school my father, having recently separated from my mother, brought his new love to come live with me and my brother.
   • After some time together, she separated from her husband with the intention of divorcing him, and moved into separate accommodation.
   • In March, 1994, the couple separated, bringing to an end their 15-year relationship.
   • With the need for a new housekeeper, Stevens sees an opportunity to bring Miss Kenton, now separated from her husband, back to the manor.
   • Then they grew apart, separated and, eventually divorced.
   • Michelle and Melissa might be moving, or separating, or just cleaning house, but there is no tension evident.
   • When my husband and I were separating, I helped him move into an apartment because he told me he was having some kind of crisis.
   • My parents separated when I was 5, and I grew up living with my mother and visiting my father only once or twice a year.
   • For one thing Erica knew his parents were always separating or getting back together.
   • But the summer my mother and her husband separated, Lorne moved out and took his entire five-piece tiger-striped couch set with him.

   Synonyms

   split up, break up, part, stop living together, part company, reach a parting of the ways, become estranged

   living separately, no longer together, apart, living apart, parted
5. 1.5US Discharge or dismiss (someone) from service or employment.
   〈美〉解雇；辞退
   this year one million veterans will be separated from the service

   今年将有100万老兵退役。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The disease she was suffering from in Jewish society and under Mosaic law rendered her unclean, and she was separated from the services of the temple.

2Divide or cause to divide into constituent or distinct elements.

经加工处理的牛奶被分成凝乳和乳清。

把这些蛋分开并搅碎蛋黄。

1. 2.1 (of a factor or quality) distinguish (someone or something) from others.
   （因素，性质）区分；分别
   his position separates him from those who might share his interests

   他的地位把他和可能分享他的利益的人区分开来。

3separate something offwith object Make something form, or view something as, a unit apart or by itself.

独立于唱诗班的风琴厢席。

1. 3.1with object Extract or remove for use or rejection.
   （为使用或丢弃而）分离出，移除
   the skins are separated from the juice before fermentation

   发酵前将果皮从果汁中除去。

   figurative we need to separate fact from speculation

   〈喻〉我们需要把事实和猜测区分开来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The best current methods for transplant surgery or against organ rejection cannot be separated from the research and healthcare settings that make such practices possible.
   • The juice of these grapes is immediately separated from their skins so that none of the red color is given to the wine - except for rose Champagne, which is a story for another day.
   • The facts should be carefully separated from opinion and used in a language those people can emotionally relate to.
   • One of the most obvious is the stage at which the juice is separated from the skins by pressing (before fermentation for white wines, after fermentation for red wines).
   • The new rule also excludes beef that has been mechanically separated from a carcass, because the process can extract some of the banned tissues.
   • The greenhouse gas had been separated from extracted natural gas and would normally have been released into the atmosphere…
   • For a quicker method, place the garlic in a paper or plastic bag and smash with a jar; the cloves are crushed and can be easily separated from the papers.

   Synonyms

   isolate, set apart, put to one side, segregate
2. 3.2with object Distinguish between; consider individually.
   区别；个别考虑
   we cannot separate his thinking from his activity

   我们不能把他的思想和行为分开来考虑。

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   • With experience, you are genuinely able to separate yourself from the writer and your current function as a director.
   • We would also suggest at the outset that the conduct and expression of these language wars cannot be separated from their mass mediation.
   • War cannot be separated from the economic and social system that gives rise to it.
   • The move to establish the Pratas marine sanctuary must not be separated from the international movement to protect marine areas.
   • Nelson Mandela demonstrated to the world that the ideas of peace could not be separated from reconciliation and forgiveness.
   • Changes in the family cannot be separated from changes in the structure of the economy, the expansion of the idea of rights, and increasing affluence.
   • What qualities separate a top-flight guide writer from one who's merely average?
   • Freedom is a risk and cannot be separated from responsibility.
   • What qualities separate them from others to put them in this category?
   • What both types have in common is an ability to totally separate emotion and sex.
   • In today's world of media blitzkrieg and instant entertainment, one quality separates the winners from the losers.
   • Young people these days don't separate drugs and drink - it's just there to be had.
   • No difference truly separates science and art in this crucial respect.
   • In opposing the eruption of US imperialism, Beams emphasised that war could not be separated from the social and economic system that gave rise to it.

1Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or pants, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

2The self-contained, freestanding components of a sound-reproduction system.

3Portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria.