Tra từ separation - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

sep‧a‧ra‧tion/ˌsepəˈreɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: noun: separation, separates, separatist, separatism, separator, inseperability; adjective: separable ≠ inseparable, separate, separated; adverb: inseparably, separately; verb: separate]
1. [UNCOUNTABLE]
when something separates or is separate:
　 ▪ the separation of church and state
separation between
　 ▪ the zone of separation between the warring factions

2. [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]
a period of time that two or more people spend apart from each other:
　 ▪ the separation of families during wartime

3. [COUNTABLE]
a situation in which a husband and wife agree to live apart even though they are still married:
　 ▪ their separation and later divorce ⇨ divorce¹(1)

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
enforced absence/separation etc
▪ a period of enforced isolation
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
clear
▪ In a company this is interpreted as the absence of a clear separation between strategy and implementation.
▪ If you must, then it is crucial to set up a clear separation.
▪ There was a clear separation between the Cabinet and Mrs Thatcher in the minds of many Conservative activists and observers.
▪ Bottle-wrack, on the other hand, makes a clear separation between growth and reproduction.
▪ So it should be clear that the separation of husband and wife has nothing to do with infertility of the woman.
complete
▪ But the great change is that nowadays there is a complete separation of children of different classes.
formal
▪ Beveridge made proposals for a separation benefit, to be paid only in cases of formal separation not caused by the wife.
▪ A large minority favors formal separation.
long
▪ They were convinced there should be no long periods of separation.
▪ Diana and Charles were divorced last year after a long, bitter separation.
▪ The researchers questioned whether parents of premature infants suffered from deprivation due to their long physical separation from their hospitalized infants.
physical
▪ The first physical separation must later be followed by a psychological separation so that the child can become an independent adult.
▪ This means that physical separation of the free labeled antigen from the antibody-bound labeled antigen is not necessary for measurement.
▪ The mere physical separation of personnel can be a real source of frustration.
▪ The researchers questioned whether parents of premature infants suffered from deprivation due to their long physical separation from their hospitalized infants.
▪ Despite its physical separation from the continuously built up conurbation, Cramlington is now socially a part of Tyneside.
▪ Fear about the spread of infection accounted for the physical separation of the obstetrical and pediatric divisions in large general hospitals.
▪ But we identify with this physical separation even at a mental and spiritual level, where such separation has begun to dissolve.
▪ However, the physical separation, differences in jargon, and differences in mode of operation present yet a third communication gap.
strict
▪ Quite clearly there is no strict separation of powers in this country today.
▪ In the absence of mitigating factors the virus is likely to hit a dead end wherever strict role separation is practiced.
total
▪ What it does is to create an image of total separation expressed in understatement.
▪ Even on the issue of biblical interpretation, the concept of a total separation would be too crude.
NOUN
anxiety
▪ Much of the patient's psychological disturbances relate to separation anxiety and difficulties with boundaries and identity formation.
▪ Was diagnosed at two as possibly having separation anxiety or attachment disorder.
▪ There was no separation anxiety, which in itself is a paradox, involving both the need and the fear of separation.
▪ The kids with separation anxiety were very likely to have stomachaches or other gastrointestinal problems.
▪ The owners inadvertently supply another, but in their absence, this crutch isn't there and symptoms of separation anxiety occur.
colour
▪ Muggins got the colour separations done for that at art school.
▪ Retouching a means of altering artwork or colour separations to correct faults or enhance the image.
phase
▪ This was done in order to avoid phase separations during the incubation process.
▪ As hydrogen bonds are thermally labile a rise in T reduces the number of bonds and causes eventual phase separation.
▪ The critical composition at which phase separation is first detected is then and which indicates that at infinitely large chain length.
trial
▪ At the time, what Lissa and I did was supposed to be a trial separation.
VERB
achieve
▪ On screen they had achieved the desired separation.
announce
▪ Four months later Anne and Mark announced their separation.
▪ December 9: Buckingham Palace announces the separation.
maintain
▪ Restrictive rules maintained the separation of these functions and limited Stock Exchange membership and the inflow of capital into existing firms.
▪ The Air National Guard said the F-16s had maintained proper separation from the civilian plane.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He said he understood her doubts and perhaps a trial separation might be the answer.
▪ In the case of separation or divorce, the children's needs should come first.
▪ Since the separation they've each been seeing different people.
▪ The worst part of the divorce was the separation from his three children.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Failure of a student to maintain a minimum average for two consecutive semesters results in his separation from the university.
▪ How much worse the separation seemed then! at least for Helenhow much more real.
▪ In 1965 members of parliament regretted that the separation of children into different types of secondary schools impeded the raising of standards.
▪ My husband and I are considering a separation.
▪ The insecurities created by separation in the early and formative years take their toll in adult life.
▪ The resulting charge separation, is in many ways analogous to photosynthetic charge separation.
▪ Then comes what is called gravity separation.
▪ This separation creates inevitable tensions between the team and the consultant, which are inimical to good multidisciplinary work.