separate¹

vt.

1. 分隔；分割；使分离；使分散[（+from/into/off/up）]
   The two communities are separated by a highway.

   这两个社区由一条公路隔开。

2. 区分，识别[（+from）]
   Brought up in town, the boy finds it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow.

   那男孩是在城里长大的，所以觉得很难区别杨树和柳树。

3. 使分居；使疏远
4. 离析，从……中提取[（+out/from）]

vi.

1. 分开；脱离；分手；分散[（+from/into）]
   They walked a mile together and then separated.

   他们一道走了一英里，然后就分手了。

2. （夫妻）分居
   They separated three years after they got married.

   他俩结婚三年后便分居了。

3. 离析；析出[（+out/from）]