单词 | quarantine |
释义 | quarantine (kwɒrəntiːn , US kwɔːr- ) Word forms: quarantines , quarantining , quarantined 1. uncountable noun [oft in/into n] If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease. She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine. No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine. Synonyms: isolation, segregation, solitude 2. verb [usually passive] If people or animals quarantine or are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it. Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in. [be VERB-ed] 1.5 million people were told to quarantine for 12 weeks. [ V] Synonyms: isolate, separate, segregate, keep apart Collocations: quarantine facility Those that tested negative were allowed to remain on the island and those with the disease were transported to a temporary quarantine facility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2002 a new veterinary hospital was completed, along with brooding areas, and a quarantine facility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police are now on standby to prevent anyone leaving the two quarantine facilities. Times,Sunday Times Where the quarantine facilities are inadequate, residents need to be taken back to hospital. Times,Sunday Times Villas and monastic buildings in the hills around the city were commandeered for new isolation and quarantine facilities: lazaretti for plague cases, and forty-day quarantine centres for contacts and survivors. The Times Literary Supplement But he broke strict quarantine rules by failing to tell customs officials about the pooches. The Sun The strict quarantine could be relaxed by the end of next month at the earliest. Times,Sunday Times Suggested preventative measures include strict quarantine to prevent introduction and further spread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Infected animals should be placed in strict quarantine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The body should be put in strict quarantine and then burned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 检疫, 对…进行隔离 Japanese: 検疫期間, 隔離する |
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