一、详细释义:


v.

使隔离,使分离,使分开 [T]


例句:

They tried to segregate the two lovers.

他们想拆散这对恋人。


例句:

Segregate full and empty cylinders.

隔开满瓶和空瓶。


二、词义辨析:


isolate,separate,segregate,insulate

这些动词均有“分开,分离,隔离”之意。 isolate侧重指完全分离、隔开,也指人或处于完全孤立的状态。 separate指一般意义上的分开或隔开。 segregate指把一群人或物从整体或主体中分离出来。 insulate指隔开、分离,尤指用某种东西阻挡从里面逃出或从外面进入的东西。作技术用词时,专指用某种绝缘体隔断通路。


三、参考例句:


Segregate full and empty cylinders.

隔开满瓶和空瓶。


They tried to segregate the two lovers.

他们想拆散这对恋人。


The island had one hospital, and it was difficult to segregate us from the general prisoners while we were there.

这个岛只有一个医院,人在那里的时候当局很难将我们和普通犯人分开。