distinguish

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they distinguish	/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
he / she / it distinguishes	/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪz/
past simple distinguished	/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
past participle distinguished	/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
-ing form distinguishing	/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to recognize the difference between two people or things区分；辨别；分清 synonym differentiate
- distinguish between A and B At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?儿童到什么年龄才能明辨是非？
- English law clearly distinguishes between murder and manslaughter.英国法律明确区分谋杀和过失杀人。
- distinguish A from B It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.很难分辨出一对孪生儿谁是谁。
- distinguish A and B Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.有时候现实和幻想很难区分。
- We can distinguish five meanings of the word ‘mad’.我们可以区分“mad”这个词的五种含义。
- It is often difficult to distinguish clearly between fact and fiction in this book.读这本书经常很难分辨其中的真实和虚构内容。
- She could not distinguish one child from another.她无法把这两个孩子区分开。
- Small children have difficulty distinguishing fiction from reality.小孩子难以将虚构与真实区别开。
- Troops cannot always reliably distinguish between combatants and civilians.军队并不总能准确地区分作战人员和平民百姓。
- Retailers should distinguish clearly between full-price and sale items.零售商应该清楚地区分全价商品和特价商品。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
- sharply
- carefully
- …
verb + distinguish
- be able to
- can
- could
- …
preposition
- between
- from
phrases
- have difficulty distinguishing
- have difficulty in distinguishing
- have trouble distinguishing
- …
[transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) distinguish A (from B) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different成为…的特征；使具有…的特色；使有别于
- What was it that distinguished her from her classmates?是什么使得她有别于班上其他同学呢？
- The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak.雄鸟喙红色，有别于雌鸟。
- The adult bird can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.成鸟很容易根据橘黄色喙识别出来。
- Does your cat have any distinguishing marks?你的猫有什么特殊斑纹吗？
- The power of speech distinguishes human beings from animals.语言能力使得人类有别于动物。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
- sharply
- carefully
- …
verb + distinguish
- be able to
- can
- could
- …
preposition
- between
- from
phrases
- have difficulty distinguishing
- have difficulty in distinguishing
- have trouble distinguishing
- …
[transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) distinguish something to be able to see or hear something看清；认出；听出 synonym differentiate, make out
- I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated.我听不清她说的话，但听得出她很激动。
- She could not distinguish the make and colour of the car in the fading light.在渐暗的光线下，她分辨不出汽车的品牌和颜色。
[transitive] distinguish yourself (as something) to do something so well that people notice and admire you使出众；使著名；使受人青睐
- She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.作为运动员她已享有盛名。
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词源late 16th cent.: formed irregularly from French distinguer or Latin distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’ (from a base meaning ‘prick’).