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distinguish

英 [dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 美[dɪ'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
  • vt. 区分;辨别;使杰出,使表现突出
  • vi. 区别,区分;辨别

英英释意


1. mark as different;
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
2. detect with the senses;
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
"I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense;
"His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
4. make conspicuous or noteworthy
5. identify as in botany or biology, for example