1separate (from sth/sb) apart; not together 分开的;不在一起的:
You should always keep your cash and credit cards separate.你始终应该把现金和信用卡分开放。
2 different; not connected 不同的;不相关的:
We stayed in separate rooms in the same hotel.我们住在同一家旅馆,但不在同一个房间。
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/ˈsepəreɪt ||; ˈsɛpəˌret/verb
1 [I,T] separate (sb/sth) (from sb/sth) to stop being together; to cause people or things to stop being together (使)分离,分开:
I think we should separate into two groups.我想我们应该分成两组。The friends separated at the airport.朋友们在机场分手。I got separated from my friends in the crowd.我与友人在人群中失散了。
2 [T] separate sb/sth (from sb/sth) to keep people or things apart; to be between people or things with the result that they are apart 使隔开或分隔:
The two sides of the city are separated by the river.河流把这个城市分成两部份。
3 [I] to stop living together as a couple with your wife, husband or partner (夫妇或伴侣)分居:
His parents separated when he was still a baby.他还是个婴儿的时候,父母就分居了。