v./'sepəreɪt/

➊ divide sth into different parts or groups

➋ be between two things

a./'sepərət/

not touching or related to each other

v.

➊ [T; I] （使）分开，（使）分离：[separate (sb/sth) into sth] The teacher separated the students into four groups. 老师把学生分成4组。

◇The group separated into three smaller groups. 这个组分成了3个小组。

◇[separate from sb/sth] The oil separated from the water. 油从水里分离了出来。

➋ [T] 隔开，分隔：A river separated the two villages. 一条河分隔这两个村子。

◇[separate sth¹ from sth²] England is separated from France by the Channel. 英法两国由英吉利海峡隔开。

a. 分开的，不连接的：They slept in separate rooms. 他们分睡不同的房间。

◇[separate from sb/sth] Keep your books separate from mine. 把你的书与我的书分开。

separate

separately

separation

构词se (=apart) + parate (=prepare)

同缀 secure; select; separate

音组-rate/-rət/ [见于形容词]

accurate; considerate; desperate; separate (a.)

辨析divide; separate