Distinguish

(verb.) mark as different; 'We distinguish several kinds of maple'.

(verb.) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; 'His modesty distinguishes him from his peers'.

编辑:诺拉

• And letting down the side-glass to distinguish, 'Tis Crawford's, Crawford's barouche, I protest! 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The night was so dark that the men could not distinguish one from another except by the light of the flashes of their muskets. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The bacteria are further divided into species, and names are given them to distinguish the different forms. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• In a tree we can distinguish this or that branch, though at the actual fork the two unite and blend together. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Julia put her glass to her eye as usual; being remarkably short-sighted she could distinguish nothing without it. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• These threads are proposed as prizes for those persons whom the emperor has a mind to distinguish by a peculiar mark of his favour. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• At first it was a heavy sense of loss and sorrow, wherein I could distinguish little else. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• His whole stock, therefore, is distinguished into two parts. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I never listened to a distinguished preacher in my life without a sort of envy. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• A cadet of the house was an officer of the great Duke and distinguished in the famous Saint Bartholomew conspiracy. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The two theories need to be held together, yet clearly distinguished. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Restrain him,' cried Mr. Snodgrass; 'Winkle, Tupman--he must not peril his distinguished life in such a cause as this. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Distinguished scientists from every part of Europe seek him eagerly. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Mr Lammle was proud to be so soon distinguished by this special commendation to Miss Podsnap's favour. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The deepest revolt implied in the term syndicalism is against the impersonal, driven quality of modern industry--against the destruction of that pride which alone distinguishes work from slavery. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• They had not then learned, as I am told, to haggle for bargains with the pertinacity which now distinguishes them. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I know nobody who distinguishes characters better. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Remains of the same sort of art that distinguishes Cnossos and Mycen? are to be found scattered over Asia Minor. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The employment of a high-pitched musical note in the telephone is also an advantage because its extreme regularity distinguishes it from the marked irregularity of the stray waves. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is this conjunction, which chiefly distinguishes these affections from pride and humility. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• In all human action not that which is common to man and the animals is the characteristic element, but that which distinguishes him from them. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The difficulty in distinguishing variable species is largely due to the varieties mocking, as it were, other species of the same genus. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• I had come in with an idea of distinguishing myself rather, conceiving that I was very well prepared; but it turned out to be quite a mistake. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I mentioned to Mr. Pumblechook that I wished to have my new clothes sent to his house, and he was ecstatic on my so distinguishing him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• I heard of your distinguishing yourself. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Senefelder had advanced thus far, he had not yet made application of the chemical properties of ink and water, which constitute the distinguishing characteristics of Lithography. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The wish of distinguishing her, as far as civility permitted, was very evident, though it could not often proceed beyond a look. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.

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