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. 辨别; 区分
Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能辨别是非吗？
Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark. 研究显示婴儿是通过区分明亮区域和黑暗区域来学会观看的。
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. 有别于
There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms. 音乐中一些因素使之有别于其他艺术形式。
3. V-T If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect. 辨别出[正式]
There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices. 有各种各样的哭声和叫喊声。他能从中分辨出声音。
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. 在随后的几年中，他作为宪法学的权威学者而享有盛誉。

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 .