apart /əˈpɑːt/
adv.
adj.
(空间上)相隔，相距
description: When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
example:
- He was standing a bit apart from the rest of us, watching us…
- She saw Sheila standing some distance apart.
- Ray and sister Renee lived just 25 miles apart from each other.
- He was standing, feet apart.
- ...regions that were too far apart to have any way of knowing about each other...
往不同方向，分开
description: If two people or things move apart or are pulled apart, they move away from each other.
example:
- John and Isabelle moved apart, back into the sun.
- He tried in vain to keep the two dogs apart before the neighbor intervened(v. 介入，干预，调停).
分手，分离
description: If two people are apart, they are no longer living together or spending time together, either permanently or just for a short time.
example:
- It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days…
- Mum and Dad live apart.
成零碎，散开
description: If you take something apart, you separate it into the pieces that it is made of. if it comes or falls apart, its parts separate from each other.
example:
- When the clock stopped he took it apart（拆开） to find out what was wrong.
- Many school buildings are unsafe, and some are falling apart.(崩溃，摇摇欲坠).
垮掉，分裂，解体
description: If something such as an organization or relationship falls apart, or if something tears it apart(撕开), it can no longer continue because it has serious difficulties.
example:
- Any manager knows that his company will start falling apart if his attention wanders(v.漫步，闲逛)..
- Her marriage to film producer Michael Greenberg fell apart.
与众不同的，独特的
description: If something sets someone or something apart, it makes them different from other people or things.
example:
- What really sets Mr Thaksin apart is that he comes from northern Thailand.
- Health spending tends to rise disproportionately(adj. 不成比例的) as countries become richer; but even adjusting for this, America is a case apart.
意见不一致的，有分歧的
description: If people or groups are a long way apart on a particular topic or issue, they have completely different views and disagree about it.
example:
- Officials say they're so far apart on such a wide range of issues there's no telling how long the talks could drag on(拖延,偷生)...
- Their concept of a performance and our concept were miles apart.(差之千里，大相径庭)
词组
apart from: 除了；不考虑；此外；
