1
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。
分开；分割；分成
separated — past of separate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
分开；分割；分成
To divide something into parts or groups.
We need to separate the recyclables from the trash.
我们需要将可回收物与垃圾分开。
将(某物)分成若干部分。
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
使脱离群体或整体；断开连接。
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
使(事物或人)分开。
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
隔开；介于之间
act as a barrier between; stand between
separate
Base
原形
separates
3rd person
第三人称单数
separating
-ing
现在分词
separated
Past
过去式
separated
Past participle
过去分词
I separate the recyclables from the trash every week.
我每周将可回收物与垃圾分开。
She separated the two children to stop the fight.
她把两个孩子分开以阻止打架。
They are separating the egg whites from the yolks for the recipe.
他们正在将蛋清和蛋黄分离以用于食谱。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为separated。
Please separate the recyclable items from the trash.
请把可回收物品与垃圾分开。
The teacher separated the students into two groups for the activity.
老师把学生分成两组进行活动。
It's important to separate work and personal life to maintain a healthy balance.
把工作和个人生活分开对保持健康平衡很重要。
We need to separate the recyclables from the trash.
我们需要将可回收物与垃圾分开。
The teacher separated the class into groups.
老师把班级分成几个小组。
表示夫妻分居时常用此结构。
The couple decided to separate after ten years.
这对夫妇决定在十年后分居。
Not this
Please seperate the papers.
Use this
Please separate the papers.
拼写错误：常将'separate'误拼为'seperate'。注意'separate'中没有字母'e'在'par'之后，正确拼写是s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e。
Not this
Separate the good apples into the bad ones.
Use this
Separate the good apples from the bad ones.
介词误用：'separate A from B'表示将A与B分开，而'separate A into B'表示将A分成若干个B。这里应表达好坏苹果分离，故用from。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
分成
The class was separated into two groups.
这个班级被分成了两组。
分离出
The machine separates out the impurities.
这台机器分离出杂质。
区分好坏
The exam will separate the wheat from the chaff.
这次考试将区分良莠。
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。
分清好坏；去伪存真
The interview process is designed to separate the wheat from the chaff.
面试过程旨在去伪存真。
区分强者与弱者
This challenge will separate the men from the boys.
这个挑战将区分强者与弱者。
区分好人与坏人；辨别良莠
The final exam separated the sheep from the goats.
期末考试分辨了优劣。
Use separated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
separate里藏着rat（老鼠），老鼠喜欢把东西分开。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.