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sep·a·rate² /`sɛpəˏret; ˈsepəreɪt/v 1. [i,t] to divide or split something into two or more parts, or to make something do this (使)分开,(使)分离:◇+ into ms. barker separated the class into four groups. 巴克女士把全班同学分成四组。◇+ from separate the egg yolk from the white. 把蛋黄和蛋白分离。 2. [t] to be between two things so that they cannot touch each other or communicate with each other 使隔开:◇a screen separates the dining area from the kitchen. 有一块屏风把就餐区和厨房隔开。 3. [i,t] to move apart, or make people move apart (使)分散:◇police moved in to separate the crowd. 警察进来驱散人群。 4. [i] to start to live apart from your husband, wife, or sexual partner 分居:◇when did lyle and jan separate? 莱尔和简是什么时候分居的? |