seperate


攻克高考英语:词霸养成计划 - 第289期

seperate

各位同学,大家好!欢迎来到“词霸养成计划”。今天我们要学习的是第289个核心词汇:separate /ˈsepəreɪt; ˈseprət/。

一词多义,灵活运用:

动词 (vt.): 分割;使分开;使分离;区别,区分
形容词 (adj.): 分开的;单独的;独立的;不相关的

实例解析,加深理解:

1. They are now making plans to form their own separate party. (他们现在正制订计划单独组建自己的政党。) – 形容词,表示“单独的”
2. The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle. (车的前端同车子的其他部分分开了。) – 动词,表示“分离”
3. It is difficult to separate legend from truth. (传说与事实很难分辨。) – 动词,表示“区分”

词汇拓展,触类旁通:

separation (n.): 分离;隔离;分开 (e.g. Separation from his friends made him sad.)

固定搭配,事半功倍:

separate ... from ... 使...和...分离(不是整体的物体分开)
divide ... into ... 把...和...分离(整体分割成部分)

例句对比,掌握区别:

The world is divided into five continents. (世界被分为五大洲。)
The machine separates the grain from the husk. (这台机器将谷物与谷壳分离。)

今日金句,激励前行:

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