recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different
区别;区分
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children can differentiate the past from the present .孩子们可以区分过去与现在。
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区分,辨别
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he is unable to differentiate between fantasy and reality .他分不清幻想与现实。
make (someone or something) appear different or distinct
使不同;使有差别
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little now differentiates the firm's products from its rivals .该公司与其对手的产品现在差别很小了。
〈技〉 (使)(在生长或发展过程中)变异,变化
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the receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs 感受器的发展和变化形成了感觉器官
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the cells differentiate into a wide variety of cell types .细胞产生变异形成各种不同的细胞类型。
【数】 求…的微分。
"early 19th cent.: from medieval Latin