1. The teacher separated the students into small groups.
老师把学生分成了小组。

2. Please separate the recyclables into paper, plastic, and glass.
请把可回收物分成纸、塑料和玻璃。

3. The scientist separated the mixture into its individual components.
科学家把混合物分成了各个成分。

A: Can you separate the files into different folders?
A：你能把这些文件分到不同的文件夹里吗？

B: Yes, I separated them into work, personal, and school folders.
B：可以，我已经把它们分成工作、个人和学校三个文件夹了。

1) 将整体划分为多个部分

2) 把某物分离或区分

3) 按类别或功能进行分组

1. 把整体或集合分成若干部分或类别

e.g. The teacher separated the class into two teams.
老师把班级分成了两队。

2. 将不同种类的物品区分开

e.g. She separated the laundry into whites and colors.
她把衣服分成了白色和有色的。

phrasal verb

1. To divide something into parts or groups.

2. To organize or classify items into categories.

Synonym: divide into, split into, sort into