Word · Frequency #14472
segregate
分离；分开
To separate.
- 1.
To separate.
分开
- 2.
In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics.
特别是按特征分开和组织
- 3.
To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.
分隔(种族、性别或其他群体,尤其是通过社会政策直接或间接地使其分开)
按特性分开；分类；实行种族隔离；隔离（群体）；分开；特别是按特征分开和组织；分隔(种族、性别或其他群体,尤其是通过社会政策直接或间接地使其分开)
In use
The policy segregates students based on their test scores.
During that period, communities were segregated by race.
The company is segregating recyclable waste from general trash.
segregate sb/sth from sb/sth
常用于指基于种族、宗教等将群体分开。
The policy segregated black students from white students.
这项政策将黑人学生与白人学生隔离开来。
be segregated (from sb/sth)
被动结构，强调被隔离的状态。
In the past, many facilities were segregated by race.
过去，许多设施按种族实行隔离。
segregate sb/sth into groups
表示按某种标准分组的动作。
Connections
Collocations
- segregate waste
- 将垃圾分类
- Many cities now require residents to segregate waste for recycling.许多城市现在要求居民将垃圾分类以便回收。
- segregate from
- 把……与……隔离开
- The infected animals were segregated from the healthy ones.受感染的动物被与健康的动物隔离开。
- segregate people by race
- 按种族将人隔离
- The company was accused of segregating people by race.该公司被指控按种族将人隔离。
- segregate into groups
- 把……分成小组
- The students were segregated into groups by ability.学生们按能力被分成小组。
- segregated schools
- 种族隔离学校
- The court ruled that segregated schools are unconstitutional.法院裁定种族隔离学校违宪。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：segregate 中有 gate（大门），大门把人群隔开，即隔离。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：社会政策讨论、学术写作、法律/政策文件 通常用于正式场合，多出现在社会政策、法律或学术讨论中；日常口语中更常说 separate。表示按种族、性别等群体进行隔离时语气较重，需谨慎使用。
Grammar Note
常与from连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上列出的动词（以及 gate）中，-gate 都读作 /ɡeɪt/，与 segregate 的词尾 /ɡeɪt/ 相同；但这些词的重音多在第一个音节（gate 除外），所以并不与 segregate 整词押韵。注意：aggregate 和 delegate 作名词时词尾读 /ɡət/，如 delegate /ˈdelɪɡət/；形近词 legate 读 /ˈleɡət/，不是 /ɡeɪt/。
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