该短语是及物动词短语,结构为:
主动语态:`主语 + separate + 宾语(整体) + into small parts`(主语执行“拆分”动作)
被动语态:`宾语(整体) + be separated + into small parts`(整体被拆分)
Please separate the cake into small parts so everyone can have a piece.
(请把蛋糕分成小块,这样大家都能吃到。)
She separated the orange into small parts for her baby.
(她把橘子剥成小瓣给宝宝吃。)
The machine separates plastic bottles into small parts for recycling.
(这台机器把塑料瓶拆成小块以便回收。)
Workers separated the log into small parts to make firewood.
(工人把原木劈成小木块当柴火。)
Let’s separate the project into small parts to make it easier to manage.
(我们把项目拆成小任务,这样更容易管理。)
The teacher separated the long text into small parts for students to analyze.
(老师把长课文分成小部分让学生分析。)
separate into:强调“将整体拆分为部分”(从1到多);
separate from:强调“将A从B中分离/分开”(从多到1,如“把坏苹果从好苹果里挑出来”)。
例:
Separate the eggs into yolks and whites.(把鸡蛋分成蛋黄和蛋白。)→ 拆整体为部分
Separate the rotten eggs from the fresh ones.(把坏鸡蛋从新鲜鸡蛋里挑出来。)→ 从整体中分离某部分
"separate into small parts" 是描述“拆分整体为小单元”的常用短语,适用于具体物品、抽象任务、加工处理等场景,需注意与"separate from"的用法差异。