To desegregate is to end a system that keeps people of different races in separate schools, buses, shops, or neighbourhoods. The word is tied to the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, when courts and protests pushed public places to let Black and white people in together.

To desegregate desegregate這個詞 is是 to end a system終結一種制度，that keeps people of different races讓不同種族的人 in separate schools, buses, shops, or neighbourhoods分開在不同學校、公車、商店，或社區裡。 The word這個詞 is tied to跟...有關 the United States in the 1950s and 1960s一九五零、六零年代的美國，when courts and protests那時法院和抗議行動 pushed public places推動公共場所 to let Black and white people in together讓黑人和白人一起進出。

It is a serious, formal verb — history, news, and law.

It is它是 a serious, formal verb一個嚴肅、正式的動詞 — history, news, and law常用於歷史、新聞和法律。

Though actually, taking down the official rules and truly mixing people are not always the same: a school can be desegregated on paper while children still sit in the old groups. Some people stretch the verb to other kinds of keeping-apart, but the heart of the word is race.

Though actually不過其實 taking down the official rules撤掉正式的規定 and而 truly mixing people真的讓人混合 are not always the same不見得是同一回事：a school can be desegregated on paper一所學校可以在紙面上已經廢除隔離，while children still sit in the old groups但小孩還是坐在原本分開的群組裡。 Some people有些人 stretch the verb把這個動詞延伸 to other kinds of keeping-apart用到其他種類的隔離上，but the heart of the word is race但這個詞的核心還是種族。