three days apart, ftfeffl B B „ 0 (figurative) The
two sides in the talks
are still a long way apart (= are far from reaching an agreement).
2
not together; separate or separately ft ft—
ft ; ft ft: We’re
living apart now. ft Mftftftft •
M o 0 Over the years, Rosie
and I had drifted apart.
?Jc *n 5? ffi ¥ 6 M.o o She keeps herself apart from other
people. Itfe ftj ^ftfe A.{Eg M 0 0 I can’t tell the
twins apart (= see the difference between them).
3 into pieces
The whole thing just came apart in my hands, jg: H # ft M
#1 ■#3 ft ft % M ® %£ 7 o 0 We had to take the
engine apart, ft. fl ft # ft ® ft 31 0 When his wife died, his
world fell apart, fife
say that sb/sth is not
included in what you are talking about ( Colin
apart, not
one of them seems
suitable for the job. 7
*41*,
ESES3 see joke
v., pole /?.,
RIP V., WORLD
a part from 0-w (also a'side from especially in NAmE) prep.
1
except for 7 •• Ah ( tP) ; Mftfk: I’ve finished
apart from the last question. §£7 ft±\lk%
To 2 in addition to; as well as B£7 •• -ft
( ) ; itfe
£h;
#P ft.: Apart from their house in
So
O It was a difficult time. Apart from
everything else, we had financial problems. ^ 04 JH® $£04 Ma
m - O You’ve got
to help. Apart from
anything else you’re my brother.
o note at besides
apart heid /a'paitait; -eit; NAmE a'pairtait; -eit/ noun [u] the former
political system in South Africa in which only white people had full political
rights and other people, especially black people, were forced to live away from
white people, go to separate schools, etc.
«i)
apart-hotel /a'paithautel; NAmE a'pairthoutel/ noun a type of hotel that
has apartments where you can cook your own meals as well as ordinary hotel
rooms tt, 'aSSTOS
( )
apartment Ow/a'pcutmant;
NAmE a'pairt-/
noun 1 (especially NAmE) a
set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (
gfe —compare condominium, flat n.( 1) 2 a set of rooms used
for a holiday/vacation ( JjtffxR] &} ) ft % H ft : self-catering
holiday apartments g cLAfAMlt fix® ft 3 (usually pi ] (BrE) a room in a house, especially a large or
famous house ( ft El fit You
can visit the whole
palace except for the private apartments.
a'partment block (BrE) (NAmE a partment budding) noun a large building with
flats/apartments on each floor Alt — picture o pace R23 a'partment hotel noun (NAmE) a hotel that has
apartments which you can rent for long or short periods of time ( RH$4cS0^ii
mum)
a'partment house noun (
(m) ft'm
apa thet ic /.aepa'Setik/ adj. showing no interest or
enthusiasm ; The illness made
her apathetic and
unwilling to meet people.
M, ftBMAo ►apa-thet-ic-al-ly/.aepa'eetikli/ adv. ap athy /'aepaGi/ noun
[U] the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything ^^ :
There is widespread apathy among the
electorate, fk {£
apato-saurus /a,paeta'soiras/ (also bron-to-saurus) noun a very large dinosaur with a long neck and tail
%% ( )
APB /,e 1 pi: 'bi:/ abbr. (NAmE) all-points bulletin ikffi ape/eip/ noun, verb
mnoun a large animal like a
monkey, with no tail.
There are different types of ape. 4cAH: the great apes (= for example, orang-utans or chimpanzees) A M ^ A ^
( MIIL Hilll ) iTSTTCI go 'ape/'apeshst
(slang, espe-