distinguish

英 [d?'st??gw??] 美[d?'st??ɡw??]
  • vt. 區(qū)分；辨別；使杰出，使表現(xiàn)突出
  • vi. 區(qū)別，區(qū)分；辨別

英英釋意

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