separate from:这是“separate”最常用的搭配之一,表示“与……分开”。例如:We need to separate the good apples from the bad ones.(我们需要把好的苹果和坏的苹果分开。)
separate into:表示“分成……”,常用于描述将一个整体分成几个部分。如:The cake can be separate into six pieces.(这个蛋糕可以分成六块。)
separate out:意为“挑选出,区分出”。例如:Please separate out the red balls from the mix.(请从混合物中挑选出红色的球。)
be separate from:表示状态上的“与……分开”。如:Their bedrooms are separate from the living room.(他们的卧室和客厅是分开的。)
二、Separate与介词的搭配
separate by:通过……而分开。例如:The students were separated by their ability levels.(学生们按能力水平被分开。)
separate into/into parts:分成/分成部分。这个搭配强调了分割的动作和结果。如:The company decided to separate into two divisions.(公司决定分成两个部门。)
三、Speculate的固定搭配(额外拓展)
虽然本文重点是“separate”,但提到固定搭配时,不得不提“speculate”这一近义词(在含义上有一定区别,但搭配上有参考价值)。“speculate”常与“on/about”搭配,表示“猜测,推测”。例如:I wouldn't speculate on the outcome of the election.(我不想猜测选举的结果。)
四、Separate的用法及短语总结
They decided to separate their finances.(他们决定分开管理财务。)
The two countries are separated by a river.(两个国家被一条河隔开。)
We need to separate the facts from the fiction.(我们需要把事实与虚构分开。)