區別...和...; 區分...It is not easy to distinguish real pearls from imitation pearls. 區別真珍珠與假珍珠並不容易。The two sisters are so alike that people can hardly distinguish one from the other. 那兩姊妹非常相像, 人們很難把她倆區分開來。
減少; 降低John may not have lived a blameless life, but that does not take from his achievement as a poet. 約翰不可能生活得平平靜靜一點不受指責, 但這並沒有減少他作為一個詩人的成就。The slight damage did not take from the engine's power. 那點輕微的損壞並不減低引擎的威力。