Tell (someone or something) apart 区分得开;分得清 To be able to discern or distinguish two or more people or things that appear or seem similar. 能够辨别或区分两个或两个以上的看起来很相似的人或物。 apart /əˈpɑː(r)t/ adv. 区分开地 discern /dɪˈsɜːn/ v. 识别 distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ v. 区别;辨别 appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ v. 看来 similar /ˈsɪmələ(r)/ adj. 相似的 Even our parents sometimes have trouble telling me and my brother apart. 就连我们的父母有时也分不清我和我弟弟。 have trouble doing something 做某事有困难 I couldn't tell apart the real twenty-dollar bill from the counterfeit one. 我分不清20美元面值的真钞和假钞。 counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ adj. 伪造的 The twins were identical, and we couldn't tell them apart. 这对双胞胎一模一样,我们分不清他们谁是谁。 identical /aɪˈdentɪkl/ adj. 完全相同的 Conversation 对话 A: So Laura, do you both look alike? 劳拉,你们俩长得像吗? B: We do, actually. A lot of people can't tell us apart. 挺像的。很多人分不清我们。 alike /əˈlaɪk/ adj. 相似的;相像的 |
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