separate1/ˋsɛpərIt; ˈsep$rət or ˈsep$rIt/adj 1 separate things are different ones, not the same ones 不同的: The sisters have separate bedrooms. 姐妹们有各自的卧室。That's a separate issue. 那是个不同的问题。+from I keep my work separate from my home life. 我把自己的工作和家庭生活分开来。2 not joined to or touching another thing 不相连的﹐独立的﹐分开的: The library is in a separate building. 图书馆在一幢独立的建筑内。+from Keep raw meat separate from cooked meat. 把生肉和熟肉分开存放。 —separately adv : His parents arrived separately. 他父母是分别到达的。
separate2/ˋsɛpə͵ret; ˈsepəreIt/v 1 [I,T] to divide or split something into different parts (使)分开﹐(使)分离: separate sth into sth The class was separated into four groups. 这个班被分成四组。separate sth from sth Separate the urgent letters from the rest. 把急件和其他信件分开。2 [T] to be between two things so that they cannot touch each other 隔开: separate sth from sth A screen separates the dining area from the kitchen. 一块屏风把就餐区和厨房隔开了。The two parts of the park are separated by a busy road. 公园的两部分被一条繁忙的马路隔开。3 [I,T] to make people move apart, or to move apart(使)分散﹐(使)分开: A teacher separated the two boys. 一名老师把这两个男孩分开了。separate sb from sb I got separated from my friends in the crowd. 在人群中我和朋友们走散了。4 [I] to start to live apart from your husband, wife, or partner 分居: Her parents separated last year. 去年她父母分居了。 —separated adj see box at见 MARRIED 方框