segregation
US /ˌseɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌseɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

名词
1.
分离, 隔离
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart
示例:
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The segregation of waste materials is important for recycling.
废物的分离对回收很重要。
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There was a clear segregation of duties in the new organizational structure.
新的组织结构中职责划分明确。
2.
种族隔离, 隔离
the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment
示例:
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Racial segregation was a major issue in the civil rights movement.
种族隔离是民权运动中的一个主要问题。
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The country abolished legal segregation decades ago.
该国几十年前就废除了法律上的种族隔离。
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