vt.区别；辨认；使显著
Speeches distinguish human beings from animals. 人类和动物的区别在于人会说话。
It's important to distinguish fact from fiction. 把现实与虚构区分开来是很重要的。
The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other. 这对孪生子像得使人无法分辨。
We should distinguish between right and wrong. 我们应辨别是非。
She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery. 她因头脑冷静、敢作敢为而为人称道。
distinguish的基本意思是“辨认,识别,区分”,通过听力、视力等感官辨认人或物,这些人或物可以是相像的东西,也可以是不相像但紧密相关容易引起误解的东西,引申可表示“与众不同”。
distinguish主要用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。作“出名,与众不同”解时,接反身代词作宾语。
distinguish作“区分”解时,常与介词between或from连用。
distinguish作“与众不同”解时,后常接介词by, for或in。
