Separated (adj.) 1. 分开的，不连接的 ◦ separated by：被…隔开 ◦ The two islands are separated by a narrow strait. ◦ long-separated friends/family：久别重逢的朋友/家人 2. （夫妻）分居的 ◦ legally separated：法律上分居 ◦ separate maintenance：分居赡养费 ◦ a separated father/husband/wife：分居的父亲/丈夫/妻子 Separate (v.) 3. （使）分离，（使）分开 - separate A from B：把A和B分开 - separate the good ones from the bad ones：把好的和坏的分开 - You can get a special device for separating egg whites from yolks. 4. 分居 ◦ separate from one's spouse：与配偶分居 5. 区分；分辨 ◦ separate fact from fiction：分清事实与虚构 ◦ It's hard to separate legend from truth.（很难把传说和事实区分开。） ◦ separate out：挑选出；析出 ◦ separate into：分成… ◦ Let's separate into smaller groups.（我们分成几个小组吧。） Separate (adj.) 6. 单独的，分开的 - separate room/account/entity：单独的房间/账户/实体 7. 不同的，不相关的 ◦ I have my public life and my private life, and I try to keep them separate. 常用表达 • keep something separate：把某物分开存放/处理 • separate the sheep from the goats：鉴别好坏/分出优劣 • go your separate ways：分道扬镳 • separated at birth：长得惊人相似