英語中,divide 和 separate 都有「分開」的意思,但是這兩個詞的具體含義不盡相同,今天一起學習一下。
1. divide: 是指把一個整體分成若干部分。
例句1. Let’s divide the noodles into several bowls.
讓我們把麵條分裝成幾碗。
例句2: The watermelon was divided into three parts.
西瓜被分成了三份。
2. separate: 是指從整體中分離出來。
例句3:The teacher separated the girls from the students.
老師把女生從學生中分離開來。
例句4:We can liquefy the carbon dioxide to separate it from the other constituents.
我們可以液化二氧化碳以使它與其他成分分離。
Separate 還可以作形容詞。
例句5: Men and women have separate swimming pools.
男士和女士有分開的泳池。
例句6:The rooms were adjacent but there were separate doors.
這些房間相鄰,但是門是分開的。