单词 | self-isolate |
释义 | self-isolatev. intransitive. To isolate oneself from others deliberately; (now) esp. to undertake self-imposed isolation for a period of time, typically in one’s own home, in order to avoid catching or transmitting an infectious disease, or as one of a number of public health measures designed to inhibit its spread. Also transitive (reflexive). Cf. self-quarantine v. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > be in state of health [verb (intransitive)] > institute quarantine > go into quarantine self-quarantine1918 self-isolate1925 quarantine1928 isolate2020 1925 Musical Times 66 157/1 He is quite wrong in his suggestion that it is the ‘scheme’ of the Welsh Nationalist musicians to ‘self-isolate’ themselves. 1984 Winnipeg Free Press 28 May (Final ed.) 40/2 There has been an ‘apparent Soviet decision to freeze relations with the West’ the official said. ‘There apparently was a decision to self-isolate themselves’. 2003 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 17 Apr. a2 I implore anyone who does not feel well—with head or muscle ache, malaise, a cough—to stay home and self-isolate. 2020 Independent (Nexis) 17 Mar. People within at-risk groups will soon be asked to self-isolate for 12 weeks as a safeguarding measure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1925 |
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