基本用法:表示将两个或多个事物分开。例如,“They separated the goods into different categories.”(他们将货物分成了不同的类别。)
被动语态:常用于描述被分开的状态。如,“The couple separated after 20 years of marriage.”(这对夫妇在结婚20年后分手了。)
作为形容词:
表示“单独的”、“独立的”。例如,“Each room is separate from the others.”(每个房间都是独立的。)
二、separate的用法及例句
短语搭配:
Separate from:与……分开。例句:“The new highway will separate the town from the countryside.”(这条新公路将城镇与乡村分开。)
Separate into:分成……。例句:“The cake was separate into six pieces.”(蛋糕被分成了六块。)
例句:
“We need to separate the truth from the fiction.”(我们需要把真实与虚构分开。)
“The two companies decided to separate their businesses.”(这两家公司决定分开经营。)
描述两个或多个个体分别进行同一动作。例如,“They paid for their meals separately.”(他们各自付了餐费。)
短语搭配:
Consider separately:分别考虑。例如,“We need to consider the two issues separately.”(我们需要分别考虑这两个问题。)
Deal with separately:分别处理。例句:“The manager decided to deal with each complaint separately.”(经理决定分别处理每一项投诉。)
四、separately的用法和例句
例句:
“The twins entered the room separately.”(这对双胞胎分别走进了房间。)
“The instructions should be followed separately for each step.”(每一步的指示都应该分别遵循。)
例句:“The separation of church and state is a fundamental principle in many countries.”(政教分离是许多国家的基本原则。)
六、separately短语
In separate rooms:在不同的房间。例如,“They slept in separate rooms for a week.”(他们在一个星期内分别睡在不同的房间。)
Handle separately:分别处理。如,“The two cases should be handled separately.”(这两个案件应该分别处理。)