distinguish verb ⇨distinguish1 (distinguish between right and wrong)⇨distinguish2 (what distinguishes humans from animals)distinguish1
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distinguish between right and wrong辨别是非The power of speech distinguishes humans from animals.語言能力使得人類有别於動物。identifyI could not distinguish her words.distinguish ♦︎ differentiate ♦︎ tellThese words all mean to recognize the difference between two people or things.這些詞均表示區分或辨别兩者的差異。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to distinguish / differentiate / tell A from B◆to distinguish / differentiate between A and B◆to easily distinguish / differentiate / tell sb / sth◆to clearly / sharply / carefully distinguish / differentiate sb / sth■distinguish [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal) to recognize or show the difference between people or things區分;辨别;分清◆At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?兒童到什麽年齡才能辨别是非?◆Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.有時候現實和幻想很難區分。 see also distinction ⇨ difference, discern ⇨ identify■differentiate ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to distinguish between people or things區分;區别;辨别◆She can just differentiate between light and dark.她勉強能區分明暗。◆Birds are able to differentiate colours.鳥類能夠辨别不同的顔色。NOTE辨析 Distinguish or differentiate?There is very little difference in meaning or use between these words. Distinguish is more frequent and more general; differentiate is slightly more formal, used more in scientific matters than in matters of human judgement.這兩個詞在含義和用法上差别很小,只是distinguish更常用和寬泛,differentiate稍正式,更多用於科學問題而非人的判斷◆differentiate between right and wrong◆Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to differentiate.■tell(told, told) [transitive, no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) to recognize the difference between two people or things分辨;區分;辨認◆It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions.很難分辨出這兩個版本有什麽區别。◆I can't tell one twin from the other.我分不清這對雙胞胎誰是誰。◆It's difficult to tell them apart.很難把他們區分開來。◆The kittens looked exactly alike-how could you tell which was which?這些小貓看上去一模一樣,你怎麽能分辨出哪只是哪只呢?ⓘ You say tell the difference between A and B (two things) or tell A and B apart, not 'tell between A and B'.要說tell the difference between A and B或tell A and B apart,不能說tell between A and B◆It's difficult to tell between them.distinguish2
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distinguish between right and wrong辨别是非The power of speech distinguishes humans from animals.語言能力使得人類有别於動物。identifyI could not distinguish her words.distinguish ♦︎ set sb/sth apart ♦︎ differentiateThese words all mean to be the characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different.這些詞均表示具有與他者區分開來的特征。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to distinguish / set apart / differentiate A from B◆a feature distinguishes / sets apart / differentiates A from B◆a factor distinguishes / differentiates A from B■distinguish [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different成爲⋯的特征;使有别於◆What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?是什麽使得她有别於班上其他同學呢?◆Does your cat have any distinguishing marks?你的貓有什麽特殊標記嗎?◆The power of speech distinguishes human beings from animals.語言能力使得人類有别於動物。 see also distinction ⇨ difference■ˌset sb/sth aˈpart
phrasal verb
(setting, set, set) (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) to be a characteristic that makes sb/sth different from or better than others使與衆不同;使突出;使優於◆Her clear and elegant writing sets her apart from other journalists.她那清麗典雅的文章使她比别的記者高出一籌。■differentiate ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different成爲⋯的特征;使有别於◆The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female.雄鳥那黃色的喙是與雌鳥相區别的主要特征。NOTE辨析 Distinguish or differentiate?There is little difference in meaning between these words. Distinguish is more frequent and has a wider range; it is often used about differences that make sb/sth better or more interesting than sb/sth else; differentiate is more often used about scientific matters, without any suggestion of a value judgement being made.這兩個詞的含義非常接近,只是distinguish使用頻率較高且語義較寬泛,常表示人或事物比他者優勝或有趣;differentiate更常用於科學問題,不含價值判斷◆What was it that differentiated her from her classmates?◆The power of speech differentiates human beings from animals.
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