distinguish
verb uk/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ us/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
B2 [ I or T, not continuous ]区分，分辨；使有所区别
to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another
He's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily. 他是色盲，很难分清红色和绿色（的不同）。
I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing Spanish from Portuguese. 我有时很难分清西班牙语和葡萄牙语。
It's important to distinguish between business and pleasure. 分清什么是正事什么是娱乐非常重要。
It's not the beauty so much as the range of his voice that distinguishes him from other tenors. 他与其他男高音大不相同，并非因为他那华美的声音，而是他宽广的音域。
distinguish yourself 使自己出类拔萃，表现突出
to do something so well that you are admired and praised for it
He distinguished himself as a writer at a very early age. 他年纪轻轻就成为一名出类拔萃的作家。
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- They look so similar it's often difficult to distinguish one from the other.
- The male bird displays several characteristics which distinguish him from the female.
- It's his eye for detail that distinguishes him as a painter.
- It can be difficult to distinguish between poisonous and edible mushrooms.
- Teachers have to learn to distinguish between behaviour problems associated with learning difficulties and behaviour problems linked to something else.