distinguish/dIˋstIŋgwIʃ; dIˈstIŋɡwIʃ/v 1 [I,T] to recognize or understand the difference between things or people 分辨﹐区别: +between He is old enough to distinguish between fiction and reality. 他的年龄足以使他能分清虚幻和现实。2 [T] to be the thing that makes someone or something different from other people or things 使有别于﹔使有特色: What distinguishes us is the quality of our research. 使我们有别于他人的是我们的研究水平。3 [T] to be able to see or hear something, even if it is difficult 辨清〔某物的轮廓〕﹔分清〔某种声音〕: It was too dark for me to distinguish anything clearly. 太黑了﹐我什么也看不清。 —distinguishable adj