①apart from sb / sthprep.除……之外

Synonymsbesides, except for, aside from

• Apart from Christ, we cannot interpret the story of mankind, nor the story of our own lives.脱离了基督，我们便无法解读人类的历史，也无法理解我们自己的人生。— John Stott

②tell / set sb / sth apartadv.区分开；使与众不同

Synonymsdistinguish, differentiate, separate

• What sets us apart as human beings is that we have the power to create and communicate.使我们作为人类与众不同的，是我们拥有创造和沟通的力量。— Paulo Coelho

③fall / tear / take sth apartadv.破碎；拆开；崩溃

Synonymsto pieces, asunder, in pieces

• Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.万物分崩离析；中心难以为系。— W. B. Yeats

④be / live apartadv.相隔；分开

Synonymsseparated, away, aside

• The two houses stood about two hundred meters apart.两所房子相距约两百米。

①an apartment / rent an apartmentn.公寓套房

Synonymsflat, suite, condo, residence

• Happiness is not confined to castles; peace can easily dwell within a humble apartment.幸福并不局限于城堡之中；平静同样可以栖居在一间简朴的公寓里。

②private apartmentsn.（宫殿或大豪宅中的）一套房间，套房

Synonymschambers, quarters, rooms

• The soul needs its own private apartments, where it may withdraw from the crowd and contemplate truth.灵魂需要属于自己的私密居所，在那里它可以避开喧嚣，沉思真理。

①compart sthv.分隔；划分

Synonymsdivide, partition, separate

• We compart our days to master time, yet life remains a single, unbroken stream.我们划分日子以掌控时间，然而生命始终是一条连绵不绝的溪流。

①a compartment in/of sthn.（家具、包或容器等的）隔间，隔层

Synonymssection, pocket, chamber, slot

• The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live day by day in day-tight compartments.为生活做准备的最佳方式，就是开始生活在不让昨天和明天渗透进来的“今日隔层”里。— William Osler

②a compartment on/in a trainn.（火车的）包厢，隔间

Synonymsbooth, cabin, cubicle

• Life is like a train journey, where strangers sharing a compartment may either enrich your soul or teach you solitude.人生犹如一场火车旅行，在同一个包厢里萍水相逢的陌生人，要么丰盈你的心灵，要么教会你忍受孤独。

①sb's counterpartn.职务相当的人；对应的人

Synonymsopposite number, peer, equal

• True leaders seek wisdom, not superiority, recognizing their counterpart in every human soul.真正的领袖寻求智慧而非优越感，他们能在每个人的灵魂中看到与自己平等的对照。

②counterpart to sthn.作用相当的事物；对应物

Synonymsequivalent, match, parallel

• In modern life, emotional exhaustion is the unseen counterpart to physical toil.在现代生活中，精神的枯竭是身体劳顿那看不见的对应物。

①depart from sth / depart for sthv.离开；启程前往

Synonymsleave, take off, set off

• Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.教养孩童，使他走当行的道，就是到老他也不偏离。— Proverbs 22:6

②depart from sthv.背离；违反（常规或原则）

Synonymsdeviate, diverge, stray

• When we depart from nature, we depart from reality.当我们背离自然，我们便背离了现实。

①the department of sth / sth departmentn.（公司、大学或机构的）部门，系

Synonymsdivision, section, branch, unit

• No department of a university can live in isolation from the rest of the intellectual world.大学里的任何院系都无法与外界的思想世界隔绝而独立存在。

②the Department of sthn.（政府的）部，司，局

Synonymsministry, bureau, agency

• Every department of government can be made efficient only by the vigilance of the public.政府的每一个部门，唯有在大众的警惕监督下才能保持高效。

③sb's departmentn.（某人的）职责范围，专长领域

Synonymsprovince, area, domain, responsibility

• Wisdom is knowing what to do next; skill is knowing how to do it; and virtue is doing it—each is in its own department.智慧是知道下一步做什么，技能是懂得如何去做，而美德是付诸行动——它们各有各的领域。

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①have an impact on sb / sthn.对……产生影响或作用

Synonymseffect, influence, consequence, repercussion

句中使用了固定搭配 have an impact on，表示某事对另一事物产生的巨大影响或作用，在此处指冲突对英国财政造成的冲击。

• Every action we take has an impact on the world around us.我们的每一个举动都会对周围的世界产生影响。

②impact on / upon sb / sthv.对……产生影响；冲击

Synonymsaffect, influence, alter

• Words can impact upon the human heart more powerfully than weapons.话语对人心的触动，往往比武器更具威力。

③the impact of sth (on sth)n.（撞击的）冲击力；撞击

Synonymscollision, crash, force, shock

• The impact of the hammer shapes the iron, just as adversity tempers the soul.铁锤的撞击塑造了铁器，正如逆境磨炼了灵魂。

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①impart sth to sthv.赋予；给予（某种特质或特征）

Synonymsbestow, lend, confer, give

原句中实际出现的词是 impact（影响），impart 与之形近。若按 impart 理解，其最核心用法之一是“赋予/给予某种性质或影响”（impart an impact/flavour to sth）。

• True art imparts a deeper meaning to ordinary life.真正的艺术赋予平凡的生活更深刻的意义。

②impart sth to sbv.传授；告知（知识或秘密）

Synonymsconvey, communicate, pass on, transmit

• The only way to possess knowledge is to impart it to others.拥有知识的唯一途径就是将其传授给他人。

①impartible sthadj.不可分割的（尤指遗产或财产）

Synonymsindivisible, inseparable, undivided

• True wisdom is an impartible treasure; it cannot be divided, only shared as a whole.真正的智慧是不可分割的财富；它无法被拆解，只能作为整体被共享。

②sth is impartibleadj.可传授的；可给予的

Synonymscommunicable, conveyable, transmissible

• Knowledge is impartible, yet understanding remains a solitary achievement.知识可以被传授，但真正的理解始终是孤独的领悟。

①a partial sthadj.部分的；不完全的

Synonymsincomplete, fractional, limited

• Every truth without love is a partial truth and a cold one.没有爱的真理只是部分的真理，也是冰冷的真理。

②be partial to sth/doing sthadj.特别喜欢；偏爱

Synonymsfond of, keen on, predisposed to

• Wisdom is partial to those who listen more than they speak.智慧偏爱那些倾听多于言说的人。

③be partial towards sb/sthadj.偏袒的；有偏见的

Synonymsbiased, prejudiced, one-sided

• Justice cannot see if it is partial towards one side.正义若偏袒一方，便会失去明辨的双眼。