distinguish

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different. 辨別; 區分
Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能辨別是非嗎？
Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark. 研究顯示嬰兒是通過區分明亮區域和黑暗區域來學會觀看的。
2. V-T A feature or quality that distinguishes one thing from another causes the two things to be regarded as different, because only the first thing has the feature or quality. 有別於
There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms. 音樂中一些因素使之有別於其他藝術形式。
3. V-T If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect. 辨別出[正式]
There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices. 有各種各樣的哭聲和叫喊聲。他能從中分辨出聲音。
4. V-T If you distinguish yourself, you do something that makes you famous or important. 使著名
Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar. 在隨後的幾年中，他作爲憲法學的權威學者而享有盛譽。

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 .