differentiate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they differentiate | |
| he / she / it differentiates | |
| past simple differentiated | |
| past participle differentiated | |
| -ing form differentiating |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to recognize or show that two things are not the same 区分；区别；辨别 - differentiate (between) A and B
It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties. 这两个品种很难辨别。 - differentiate A (from B)
I can't differentiate one variety from another. 我无法将这几个品种区别开来。
Extra ExamplesBirds are able to differentiate colours. 鸟类能够辨别不同的颜色。 She can just differentiate between light and dark. 她勉强能区分明暗。 Teachers should differentiate clearly between different kinds of correction. 教师应该清楚地区分不同类型的纠正。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- be important to
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
- between
- from
- differentiate (between) A and B
- [transitive] differentiate something (from something)
to be the particular thing that shows that things or people are not the same 表明…间的差别；构成…间差别的特征 The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female. 雄鸟黄色的喙是与雌鸟相区别的主要特征。 features which clearly differentiate this product from other similar ones 将此产品与其他相似产品清楚区分开来的特征
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- be important to
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
- between
- from
- [intransitive] differentiate (between A and B)
to treat people or things in a different way, especially in an unfair way （尤指不公正地）差别对待，区别对待 Rules that differentiate between employees on the basis of gender need to be revised. 基于性别区分雇员的规则需要修改。
- [intransitive, transitive] (
biology 生物 to become more specialized during growth and development; to make a cell or tissue more specialized during growth and development 区分；区别；辨别 - differentiate (into something)
The fertilized egg differentiates into several different cell types. 受精卵分化成几种不同的细胞类型。 - differentiate something (into something)
The receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs. 感受器的发展和变化形成了感觉器官
- differentiate (into something)
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from medieval Latin differentiat- ‘carried away from’, from the verb differentiare, from differentia from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.