separate out

US /ˈsepəreɪt aʊt/
UK /ˈsepəreɪt aʊt/
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1.

分離, 區分

to divide or sort into different groups or categories

:
We need to separate out the recyclable materials from the general waste.
我們需要將可回收材料從普通垃圾中分離出來
The teacher asked the students to separate out the nouns from the verbs in the sentence.
老師要求學生將句子中的名詞和動詞區分開來
2.

篩選, 識別並分離

to identify and isolate a particular element or aspect from a larger whole

:
It's difficult to separate out the true causes of the problem from all the contributing factors.
很難將問題的真正原因從所有促成因素中分離出來
We need to separate out the key findings from the extensive research data.
我們需要從大量的研究數據中篩選出關鍵發現。