1. | ~ (from sth) 可分开的;可分隔的;可分离的that can be separated from sth, or considered separately |
The moral question is not entirely separable from the financial one. 道德问题和财政问题不能截然分开。 |
2. | 可分的;可分离的;可分开的that can be used with the object going either between the verb and the particle or after the particle |
The phrasal verb ‘tear up’ is separable because you can say ‘She tore the letter up’ or ‘She tore up the letter’. * tear up 是可以分开的短语动词,因为既可以说 She tore the letter up ,又可以说 She tore up the letter。 |