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distinguishIELTS重点词汇

英 [dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

distinguishes , distinguishing , distinguished
1. [I 不及物动词] 辨别 , 区分
If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different.
近义词
differentiate
双语例句
例：
Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能辨别是非吗？
例：
Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark.
研究显示婴儿是通过区分明亮区域和黑暗区域来学会观看的。
例：
Asteroids are distinguished from meteorites in terms of their visibility.
通过亮度来区分小行星和流星。
2. [T 及物动词] 有别于
A feature or quality that distinguishes one thing from another causes the two things to be regarded as different, because only the first thing has the feature or quality.
双语例句
例：
There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms.
音乐中一些因素使之有别于其他艺术形式。
3. [T 及物动词] 辨别出
If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect.
近义词
discern
双语例句
例：
There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices.
有各种各样的哭声和叫喊声。他能从中分辨出不同的声音。
4. [T 及物动词] 使著名
If you distinguish yourself, you do something that makes you famous or important.
双语例句
例：
Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar.
在随后的几年中，他作为宪法学的权威学者而享有盛誉。