separate
gb/sˈɛpɚɪt/ us/sˈɛpɚɪt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2100
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
divide into parts
To divide something into two or more parts.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to separate [something] into [parts/groups]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'separate' with 'divide' when talking about mathematical division; 'separate' is not used for arithmetic.
คำพ้องความหมาย
divide (A more general term for splitting something into parts, without implying physical or emotional separation.)
คำตรงข้าม
combine (Means to bring parts together into a single whole, the opposite of dividing.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
separate the clothes
|separate into groups
|separate fact from fiction
|separate the pages
หัวข้อ
daily life
|organization
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Please separate the recyclables from the regular trash.
- The teacher separated the students into four groups.
- She separated the egg whites from the yolks for the recipe.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Separate the apples into two bags.
- Please separate the red and blue shirts.
- We separate paper and plastic for recycling.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
move apart from
To move away from someone or something, or make them move away from each other.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to separate [someone/something] from [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'break up' in romantic contexts; 'separate' can be neutral and not only about relationships.
คำพ้องความหมาย
part (Often used in a more emotional sense when people leave each other.)
คำตรงข้าม
join (Means to come together, the opposite of moving apart.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
separate from each other
|separated by a wall
|separated at birth
หัวข้อ
relationships
|movement
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The two friends were separated during the chaos.
- The river separates the town from the forest.
- They separated after walking together for a while.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The road separates the park from the school.
- We separated after lunch.
- A wall separates the kitchen from the living room.
adjective
A2
property
3
not joined; distinct
Not joined to anything else; different or apart.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'separate' with 'special'; 'separate' means apart, not unique in quality.
คำพ้องความหมาย
distinct (Focuses on being clearly different or separate in identity.)
คำตรงข้าม
connected (Implies being linked or joined together physically or conceptually.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
separate rooms
|separate issue
|kept separate
หัวข้อ
description
|organization
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They have separate bedrooms in their apartment.
- This is a separate issue from what we discussed earlier.
- The accounts are kept separate for clarity.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We sleep in separate beds.
- This is a separate problem.
- They live in separate houses.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
live apart after relationship ends
When two people in a marriage or relationship stop living together.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] separates from [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'separate' with 'divorce'; separation can be temporary and is not always legal divorce.
คำพ้องความหมาย
split up (Informal phrase meaning to end a relationship, often more casual than 'separate'.)
คำตรงข้าม
reconcile (Means to repair and resume a relationship after separation.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
legally separated
|separated couple
หัวข้อ
relationships
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- They separated after ten years of marriage.
- The couple decided to separate but remain friends.
- She separated from her husband last year.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My parents separated last year.
- They separated but still talk often.
- He separated from his wife in June.
คำนาม
B2
entity
5
individual clothing item
A piece of clothing sold alone, not with other matching clothes.
คำพ้องความหมาย
garment piece (A more general term for an article of clothing, without implying it is part of a set or not.)
คำตรงข้าม
ensemble (A complete outfit designed to be worn together.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
mix and match separates
หัวข้อ
fashion
|clothing
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The store offers skirts and blouses as separates.
- These trousers are sold as separates so you can choose your own top.
- She prefers buying separates to mix and match her outfits.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This skirt is a separate.
- I like to buy separates so I can wear them with many tops.
- These pants are sold as separates.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
separate
IPA
GB/sˈɛpɚɪt/
US/sˈɛpɚɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sep - ar - ate (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (sep)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: separate
Verb
- Base: separate
- 3rd Person Singular: separates
- Present Participle: separating
- Past: separated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
separates
verb
separating
verb
separated
verb
Core family
separation
noun B1
separately
adverb B1
Related words
separable
adjective
separator
noun
Negative and opposite forms
inseparable
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
separatism
noun
separatist
noun C1
วลีและสำนวน
separate out
1/sˈɛpɚˌeɪt ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
remove part from group
To take one thing out of a group for a special reason.
ตัวอย่าง
- Separate out the damaged items before packing.
- We need to separate out the most urgent cases first.
separate ways
1/sˈɛpɚɪt wˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
different paths after being together
When two people or groups go in different directions or do different things after being together.
ตัวอย่าง
- After graduation, they went their separate ways.
- We decided to go our separate ways after the project ended.
separate the wheat from the chaff
1/sˈɛpɚˌeɪt ðə wˈit fɹˈʌm ðə t͡ʃˈæf/
idiom
distinguish valuable from worthless
To find what is good or useful and remove what is bad or not useful.
ตัวอย่าง
- This test will separate the wheat from the chaff among the candidates.
- The first round of interviews will separate the wheat from the chaff.
- The review process should help us separate the wheat from the chaff.
- Good reviews help shoppers separate the wheat from the chaff when buying online.
- Over time, experience separates the wheat from the chaff in this industry.