distinguish

ayırt etmek

Kişiler veya şeyler arasındaki farkı görmek ya da anlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To see or understand the difference between people or things.

• Can you distinguish the two voices?
• She distinguished the real painting from the copy.
• Children learn to distinguish between right and wrong.

Nasıl kullanılır: distinguish between A and B (Can you distinguish between these two sounds?); distinguish A from B (I cannot distinguish one twin from the other.)

Eş anlamlılar: tell apart, differentiate

Zıt anlamlılar: confuse

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: distinguish between things, distinguish someone from someone

kendini göstermek, öne çıkarmak

Başarıları sayesinde birini veya bir şeyi özellikle iyi olarak öne çıkarmak; kişinin bu şekilde kendini göstermesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone or something stand out as especially good through achievements.

• She distinguished herself at university.
• The officer distinguished himself through exceptional courage.
• Several young musicians have distinguished themselves in this competition.

Nasıl kullanılır: distinguish yourself in something (She distinguished herself in scientific research.); distinguish yourself by doing something (He distinguished himself by leading the rescue.)

Eş anlamlılar: excel, make a name for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: distinguish yourself, distinguish yourself in something