Word · Frequency #11126
Fully loadedseparated
分居的
Living apart from one's spouse but not divorced.
指夫妻未离婚但分开生活
- 1.
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
分开的
- 2.
Estranged; living apart but not divorced.
分居的
分离的；分开的；分开的；分居；分开的；不在一起生活的
In use
The two sections of the park are separated, so you need to walk around to the other side.
Please keep the raw meat separated from the cooked food in the fridge.
The separated bike lanes along this road help protect cyclists.
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。
get/become separated
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。
remain separated
表示维持分开或分居的状态，常与 for now 等时间状语连用。
Connections
Collocations
- separated at birth
- 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。
- separated shoulder
- 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。
- separated parents
- 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。
- remain separated
- 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。
- separated from reality
- 与现实脱节
- His plan is completely separated from reality.他的计划完全与现实脱节。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling ending -ated, but none is a perfect rhyme with separated (/ˈsɛpɚeɪtəd/). Related, created, and translated are stressed on the second syllable, while indicated, graduated, and fascinated are stressed on the first syllable like separated; still, their post-stress sounds differ.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.