differentiate

1. V-T/V-I If you differentiate between things or if you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them. 區(qū)分

A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world. 孩子也許無法區(qū)分想像與真實世界的差別。

2. V-T A quality or feature that differentiates one thing from another makes the two things different. 使有差別

...distinctive policies that differentiate them from the other parties. …使他們與其他政黨區(qū)別開來的獨特政策。

3. differentiationN-UNCOUNT 差別

For about six or seven weeks after conception, there is no differentiation between male and female. 在受精後大約六七個星期時，男性和女性胚胎之間沒有什麼差別。