❶ 作为…的特性；使别于〔What distinguishes man from the apes?什么使人有别于猿?〕 ❷ 辨别，区别〔to distinguish right from wrong辨别正误〕 ❸ (凭感觉器官)辨认出〔I could distinguish no odor of gas in the room．我没闻到房间里有煤气味。〕 ❹ 使杰出，使显出特色〔Einstein distinguished himself as a scientist．爱因斯坦以科学家闻名于世。〕／distinguishable adj．