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be separated from sb/sth
表示某人或某物在空间上、时间上或关系上与他人/他物分开。
The two islands are separated from each other by a narrow channel.
这两座岛之间隔着一条窄窄的海峡。
分居的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
分居的
Living apart from one's spouse but not divorced.
The two islands are separated from each other by a narrow channel.
这两座岛之间隔着一条窄窄的海峡。
指夫妻未离婚但分开生活
分开的
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
分居的
Estranged; living apart but not divorced.
The two sections of the park are separated, so you need to walk around to the other side.
公园的两个区域是分开的，所以你得绕到另一边去。
Please keep the raw meat separated from the cooked food in the fridge.
请把生肉和冰箱里的熟食分开放。
The separated bike lanes along this road help protect cyclists.
这条路沿途有隔离的自行车道，有助于保护骑车人。
表示某人或某物在空间上、时间上或关系上与他人/他物分开。
The two islands are separated from each other by a narrow channel.
这两座岛之间隔着一条窄窄的海峡。
强调从在一起到分开的过程，常用过去时。
We got separated in the crowd and couldn't find each other.
我们在人群里走散了，彼此找不到对方。
表示维持分开或分居的状态，常与 for now 等时间状语连用。
The couple have decided to remain separated for now.
这对夫妇决定目前继续分居。
作定语修饰人时，通常指夫妻分居但尚未离婚。
Separated parents should try to agree on how to raise their children.
分居的父母应尽量就如何抚养孩子达成一致。
Not this
She is separated with her husband.
Use this
She is separated from her husband.
形容词 separated 表示‘分居/分开’时，后接 from 引出分开的对象；用 with 会表示‘在一起’，意思相反。
Not this
The two rooms are separated with a wall.
Use this
The two rooms are separated by a wall.
表示‘被……隔开’时，被动结构后用 by 引出施事或工具（墙、河等），with 不能表示这种被动关系。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
出生时即分离的
The twins were separated at birth and met again years later.
这对双胞胎出生时就分开了，多年后才再次相遇。
肩锁关节分离
He missed the game because of a separated shoulder.
他因肩锁关节分离而错过了比赛。
分居的父母
The child spends holidays with both separated parents.
这个孩子假期和分居的父母双方一起度过。
保持分离；仍然分居
After the argument, they remained separated for months.
争吵之后，他们分居了好几个月。
与现实脱节
His plan is completely separated from reality.
他的计划完全与现实脱节。
像失散多年的同胞一样；（因极其相似而）如同出生时就被分开
The two actors look so alike that they could have been separated at birth.
这两位演员长得太像了，简直像是出生时就被分开的孪生兄弟。
被同一种语言隔开（指英美语言相同但用法差异很大）
Britain and America are two nations separated by a common language.
英国和美国是被同一种语言隔开的两个国家。
分出强弱；检验出真正有实力的人
The final round really separated the men from the boys.
最后一轮真正分出了谁强谁弱。
英国和美国是被同一种语言分隔开来的两个国家。
The separated parents still attended their daughter's wedding together.
虽然已经分居，这对父母仍一起参加了女儿的婚礼。
Use separated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一张纸被撕成两半，中间留出空隙，就是 separated「分开的」；夫妻分居也像这样各住一边。
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical separation、marital status 该词作形容词时有两种常见用法：一是指物体或概念彼此分开、不相连，多用于客观描述；二是指夫妻分居但尚未离婚，多用于个人或家庭关系语境。整体语气中性，正式与日常场合都比较常见。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
作形容词时，常与介词from连用表示‘与…分开’；也可作定语，如‘separated parents’（分居的父母）。
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