distinguish (distinguishing, distinguished, distinguishes) 1. V-T/V-I 辨別; 區分 例：Could he distinguish right from wrong? 他能辨別是非嗎？ 例：Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark. 研究顯示嬰兒是透過區分明亮區域和黑暗區域來學會觀看的。
2. V-T 有別於 例：There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms. 音樂中一些因素使之有別於其他藝術形式。3. V-T If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect. 辨別出 [正式] 例：There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices. 有各種各樣的哭聲和叫喊聲。他能從中分辨出聲音。4. 使著名 例：Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar. 在隨後的幾年中，他作為憲法學的權威學者而享有盛譽。
distinguish (distinguishing, distinguished, distinguishes) 1. V-T/V-I 辨別; 區分 例：Could he distinguish right from wrong? 他能辨別是非嗎？ 例：Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark. 研究顯示嬰兒是透過區分明亮區域和黑暗區域來學會觀看的。
2. V-T 有別於 例：There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms. 音樂中一些因素使之有別於其他藝術形式。3. V-T If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect. 辨別出 [正式] 例：There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices. 有各種各樣的哭聲和叫喊聲。他能從中分辨出聲音。4. 使著名 例：Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar. 在隨後的幾年中，他作為憲法學的權威學者而享有盛譽。