separation

英[ˌsepə'reɪʃn] 美[ˌsepə'reɪʃn]
  • n. 分离;分居;缺口;分隔线;[化]离析;【航】间隔
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Noun:
  1. the state of lacking unity

  2. coming apart

  3. the distance between things;

    "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

  4. sorting one thing from others;

    "the separation of wheat from chaff"
    "the separation of mail by postal zones"

  5. the social act of separating or parting company;

    "the separation of church and state"

  6. the space where a division or parting occurs;

    "he hid in the separation between walls"

  7. the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

  8. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

  9. the act of dividing or disconnecting

1. He believes in the separation of the races.
他认为应该实施种族隔离。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The separation weighed on both of them.
分离使他们两人都十分苦恼。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the state's eventual separation from the federation
那个州最终与联邦的脱离

来自《权威词典》

4. After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
阔别多年之后, 他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.
分居后,夫妇可能会同意离婚.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Separation from her children was a terrible wrench.
      同她的孩子们分别是一项很大的痛苦。
    2. He reminded me of the separation of church and state.
      他提醒我政教是分离的。
    3. Friends managed to reconcile him with his wife after years of separation.
      经过多年分居后朋友们设法使他与妻子重修旧好。