segregate ['seg.rɪ.geɪt] verb transitive ■to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently, especially because of race or sex (尤指基于种族或性别原因)隔离并差别对待•a segregated school/society实行种族隔离的学校/社会 •Blacks were segregated from whites in every area of life.在生活中的各方各面,黑人和白人被隔离开。 ■to keep one thing separate from another 分离;分开•The systems will have to be able to segregate clients' money from the firm's own cash.该系统必须能把委托人的钱和公司的现金分开。 |