Word · Frequency #1256
separate
分开；分割；分成
To divide something into parts or groups.
- 1.
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
将(某物)分成若干部分。
- 2.
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
使脱离群体或整体；断开连接。
- 3.
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
使(事物或人)分开。
- 4.
act as a barrier between; stand between
隔开；介于之间
- 5.
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
自身分裂成若干部分或物质。
使分开；使分离；拆散；隔开；阻隔；介于之间；分离；分开；散开；将(某物)分成若干部分。；使脱离群体或整体；断开连接。
In use
Please separate the recyclable items from the trash.
The teacher separated the students into two groups for the activity.
It's important to separate work and personal life to maintain a healthy balance.
separate something from something
We need to separate the recyclables from the trash.
我们需要将可回收物与垃圾分开。
separate something into something
The teacher separated the class into groups.
老师把班级分成几个小组。
separate from someone/something
表示夫妻分居时常用此结构。
Connections
Collocations
- separate from
- 从…中分离
- We need to separate the egg whites from the yolks.我们需要把蛋清和蛋黄分开。
- separate into
- 分成
- The class was separated into two groups.这个班级被分成了两组。
- separate out
- 分离出
- The machine separates out the impurities.这台机器分离出杂质。
- separate the wheat from the chaff
- 区分好坏
- The exam will separate the wheat from the chaff.这次考试将区分良莠。
- separate (someone) from (someone)
- 使（某人）与（某人）分开
- The teacher separated the two fighting students.老师把两个打架的学生分开了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
separate里藏着rat（老鼠），老鼠喜欢把东西分开。
Context & Register
作为动词时，语域偏中性但使用广泛，多用于日常场合（如分离物品）和学术/技术场合（如区分概念）。注册无明显偏向，可根据具体语境调整。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-ate' pronounced as /eɪt/ and rhyme with 'separate' (/ˈsɛp.ə.reɪt/). Note that stress patterns may differ, but the final syllable sound matches exactly.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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