/'segrɪgeɪt; `sɛˇrɪ,ˇet/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth)
1 put sb/sth in a place away from the rest; isolate 将某人[某事物]隔离、分离或分开
*segregate cholera patients 把霍乱病人隔离开
* The two groups of fans must be segregated in the stadium. 必须把体育场中这两部分球迷隔开.
2 separate (esp a racial or religious group) from the rest of the community and treat them unfairly 将（尤指某种族或宗教团体）与社区其他人隔开并作不公平对待
*Why should the handicappedbe segregated from the able-bodied? 为什么要把伤残人士和身体健康的人分开?
* a segregated society, ie one in which some groups are segregated 有种族隔离的社会. Cf 参看 integrate.

v [T] [usually passive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of segregare, from se- 'apart' + grex 'herd']
to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or religion
≠ integratesegregate sb from sb
　Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.
to separate one part of a place or thing from another
segregate sth from/into sth
　The coffee room had been segregated into smoking and non-smoking areas.