1. | （指空间或时间）相隔，相距separated by a distance, of space or time |
The two houses stood 500 metres apart. 两座房子相距 500 米。 | |
Their birthdays are only three days apart. 他们的生日仅隔三日。 | |
The two sides in the talks are still a long way apart(= are far from reaching an agreement) . 谈判双方的意见仍相去甚远。 |
2. | 不在一起；分离；分开not together; separate or separately |
We're living apart now. 我们现在不住在一起。 | |
Over the years, Rosie and I had drifted apart . 多年以来，我和罗西早已疏远。 | |
She keeps herself apart from other people. 她与其他人保持距离。 | |
I can't tell the twins apart(= see the difference between them) . 我分不出这一对双胞胎中谁是谁。 |
3. | 成碎片into pieces |
The whole thing just came apart in my hands. 这整件东西偏偏在我手里破裂了。 | |
We had to take the engine apart . 我们不得不拆卸了引擎。 | |
When his wife died, his world fell apart . 他在妻子去世后万念俱灰。 |
4. | （指所说的不包括在内）除外used to say that sb/sth is not included in what you are talking about |
Victoria apart, not one of them seems suitable for the job. 除了维多利亚，看来他们谁也不适合这个工作。 |
