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分开，分隔；使分离 -
• We had to separate the two fighting boys. 我们得把这两个扭打在一起的孩子分开。 -
• The two regions are separated by a river. 两个地区被一条河隔开。 -
• The war separated many families. 战争使许多家庭妻离子散。 - 2.
把…隔开，标明分界线 -
• They separated the house into two parts. 他们把房子分割成两部分。 - 3.
区分，识别 -
• I can't separate the twins. 我无法区分这对孪生子。 - 4.
使分手，使(夫妻)分居 -
• The couple had been separated for one year. 这对夫妻已经分居一年了。 - 5.
(使混合液)分离，离析出来 -
• separate the chemical from the substance 把化学物从物质中离析出来 - 6.
美 使退役；解雇；开除 -
• He was separated from the army. 他从军队退伍了。 -
• He was separated from the company. 他被公司解雇了。
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分开 -
• This road separates into three. 这条路分岔成三条。 -
• The paint separated from the wall. 油漆从墙上剥落下来。 - 2.
(人与人)分手 -
• We separated at the airport. 我们在机场分别。 - 3.
(夫妻)分居 -
• They separated when their son was only 2 years old. 儿子才两岁时，他们就分居了。 - 4.
离析 -
• Oil and water always separate out. 油和水从不相溶。
用法说明
separate, part, divide
这三个词都可作“分开”解，其区别在于：separate最常用，表示把原来在一起的东西分开或拆散，亦可表示“分手”，“别离”或“(夫妻)分居”。part意为“(使)分离”、“分别”、“分开”，多用于正式场合或书面语，含有“彻底分离”之义。divide表示因分割、切断、支离造成的各部分的分开。试比较：
They are good friends and couldn't be separated. 他们是好朋友，是拆不开的。
The war parted many men from their families. 战争使许多人离开了家人。
Divide the line into 10 equal parts. 把这条线分成10等份。