英语词汇“isolated”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINisolated

Origin:

1700-1800 French isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola ‘island’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

isolated thunderstorms
an isolated mountain village
Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
During my first month here, I felt terribly isolated.
If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.
The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it.
The balloon had landed in an isolated area of the Northwest Territories.
Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Morris didn't seem lonely or isolated himself, but a hard shell was usually a sign of vulnerability underneath.
Smith, on the other hand, was isolated in a country just beginning to regain its mathematical confidence.
The issue of disability culture was highlighted, with the role of disabled people viewed as being isolated away from wider society.
This might be because Dickens is trying to tell us that society should be close-knit one and not isolated into different units.

THESAURUS► far

adverb a long distance – used mainly in negatives and questions, or after ‘too’, ‘so’, and ‘as’: · It’s not far to the airport from here.· Have you driven far?· The ship was so far away we could hardly see it.

► a long way

adverb a long distance from somewhere. This is the most common way of talking about long distances, except in negatives and questions when far is also common: · You must be tired – you’ve come a long way.· It’s a long way down from the top of the cliff.· I can’t see things that are a long way away.

► miles

adverb informal a very long way: · We hiked miles.· The school is miles away from where I live.

► in the distance

adverb a long way from where you are now – used when talking about things that seem small or sounds that seem quiet because they are a long way away: · Dogs were barking somewhere in the distance.

► distant

adjective especially written used about something that is a long distance from where you are now, and looks small or sounds quiet: · By now, the plane was just a distant speck in the sky.· the rumble of distant thunder

► faraway

adjective especially written a very long distance from where you are now: · a traveller from a faraway land· His voice sounded faraway.· He told us stories about the faraway countries he had visited.

► remote

adjective a remote place is a long distance from other places, and few people go there: · The helicopter crashed in a remote part of the country.· remote holiday destinations

► isolated

adjective an isolated place is a long distance from other towns, buildings, or people, and there is very little communication with surrounding places: · isolated rural areas of Nepal· Occasionally we passed through a small isolated village.· If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.

► off the beaten track

(also off the beaten path American English) adverb a place that is off the beaten track is a long distance from the places where people usually go, and often seems interesting and different because of this: · She likes to go to places that are a bit off the beaten track.

Longman Language Activatoralone and unhappy► lonely

also lonesome American unhappy because of being alone or without friends: · Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.· Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.· I get so lonesome here with no-one to talk to.

► isolated

feeling that there is no one you can talk to or have as a friend, because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: · Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.isolated from: · Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.

► alienated

feeling alone and as if you are not wanted or understood by other people: · We're making a special effort to help alienated members feel more part of the group.alienated from: · In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.

far away from other places► distant/far-off

a distant or far-off town or country is a long way from where you are: · Food at the fair comes from such far-off places as Brazil and Lithuania.· How can we send our young men off to distant lands to die in foreign wars?

► faraway

written a faraway country, especially one that you have been told about or have read about, is very far away, and different from your own country: · Ed told us stories of all the faraway countries he had visited.· Avis always dreamed of an exotic vacation in some faraway place.

► remote

remote places are far away from other places or people, and very few people go there: · They moved to a remote farmhouse in North Wales.· The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area.

► isolated

a long way from other towns, buildings, or people, especially in a quiet place where you are alone: · If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.· The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it.

► secluded

a secluded place is private and quiet because it is a long way from other people - use this about a place where people can do what they want without being disturbed: · They drove to a secluded spot in the country to have their picnic.· We rented a little cabin on the edge of a secluded lake.

► in the middle of nowhere/miles from anywhere/in the back of beyond

informal in a lonely place a long way from towns or villages, where you do not expect to find any houses: · Amazingly, we found a really nice motel in the middle of nowhere.· We were miles from anywhere and had no idea how to get back.

► in the boondocks/boonies

American informal in a part of the country that is a long way from any town: · I'm not moving to that place - it's out in the boondocks.· Gayle lives out in the boonies - it would take at least an hour to get there.

► out of the way

fairly far away from any town or from where other people live, and a little difficult to find and travel to: · The house is a little out of the way, but you should be able to find it.

► off the beaten track

also off the beaten path American a place that is off the beaten track or path is a long way from the places where people usually go, which usually makes it more interesting to visit: · The little restaurant was so far off the beaten track that we almost didn't find it.· Greg likes to get off the beaten path and discover places that other tourists don't find.

► way out

a long way from where you are now or far away from the nearest town: way out in/past/beyond etc: · I live way out in Laurel Canyon.· We drove way out past Reno to the old Fielding place.

► far-flung

far-flung places are all connected with a particular organization, country etc but they are all very far away from it: · Our job is to organize the company's far-flung offices.· Participants come from nations as far-flung as Iceland and Japan.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► isolated incident/case/event

Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a remote/isolated area

(=a long way from towns and cities)· a remote area of northeast Afghanistan

► an isolated incident

(=one that happens on its own, not together with others)· Luckily the attack turned out to be an isolated incident.

► isolated individuals

(=one on their own, not in a group with others)· Society does not consist of isolated individuals.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as

· The jaws were unrecognizable by this stage, and all the teeth were exposed as isolated teeth.· Nor was I as isolated as might at first appear.· They remain as isolated upland masses.· But she wanted to squeeze Dinah, make her think she was as isolated as possible.· Public transport to Roos is poor: without a private car, residents are as isolated as their forefathers were.· The Montgomeryshire breed survived as isolated individuals in 1919 but it, too, has become extinct.· Furthermore, women are not as isolated from each other as they are in the world of the 1980s.· However, the image of modern families as isolated and inward-looking does not only extend to relationships with kin.

► increasingly

· Adapting the curriculum just for children with special educational needs may lead to their becoming increasingly isolated and segregated within the classroom.· Ever since Prost confirmed his intention to leave McLaren, he claims to have been increasingly isolated within the team.· The contest ended in a stalemate, but as the year progressed Aoun became increasingly isolated.· She had no Cabinet intimate and seemed increasingly isolated on her lofty eminence.· Throughout the 1930s she was an increasingly isolated figure.· But he is old, deeply unpopular, and increasingly isolated from his own party.

► more

· Outside the Cabinet the rejected Mr Heath became an even more isolated political figure.· I was left on the memorial bench, more isolated than ever.· In many respects, this village was more isolated than Brackley.· Women are much more isolated, since their culture and religion control their public appearances.· It is hard to imagine anyone else in this island who was more isolated and more materially deprived.· That, in turn, makes her feel even more isolated.· Today the farm worker is more isolated as an individual.

► rather

· His life is remote and rather isolated from the rest of Britain.· It is completely restored, set in about ten acres of land, rather isolated but with fine views.· Until relatively recently, Instructors delivering National Certificate modules in prisons tended to be rather isolated.· She struck me as a rather isolated figure, psychologically as well as physically, sitting at that distant table.· Actually Alpha is rather isolated from the rest of the constellation.

► relatively

· Parsons' view is that the modern industrial family is relatively isolated from society, certainly more so than its pre-industrial predecessor.· Dynamo theory had developed as a relatively isolated discipline within geophysics, and not just because it thrived in Great Britain.· The sense of involvement has grown considerably and what had previously been a relatively isolated job has now become increasingly rich.· The church now stands relatively isolated with settlement earthworks to west and east.

► so

· We live so isolated an existence here that to me it seems quite odd.· But you see at home, it's so isolated we never see anyone, I never learned how to behave properly.· He had never felt so lonely, so isolated.

► socially

· Making sure that she remained in contact with people and not socially isolated.· It is clear that the vast majority of older people are neither socially isolated nor overwhelmed with feelings of loneliness.· He is socially isolated during this time.· A more socially isolated person might become depressed and forgetful, and not be able to cope.· Are all older people socially isolated?· These families are characterized as being socio-economically disadvantaged and socially isolated.

► very

· For those who have a problem and feel very isolated, these groups are a valuable way of re-introducing themselves to society.· He lived a very isolated existence and was something of a recluse.· At the beginning, she was very isolated.· Such conditions produced a very isolated way of life for fenland farmers.

NOUN► area

· Furthermore, these changes have spread to not only the more isolated areas but also to the protected landscapes of national parks.· They're a unique record of some of the world's most isolated areas ... and the people who live in them.· The drains were at last able to carry the surface water and only a few isolated areas remained flooded.· In the more isolated areas, such as Brenod and Chezery, the average age of farmers was high - over 65 years.· Unlike national parks in some other countries, these are not supposed to be wilderness or isolated areas.

► case

· Uncle Buck isn't an isolated case.· Mrs Peters is no isolated case.· If this were an isolated case, it might simply be put down to an individual health authority overreacting to public embarrassment.· The use of the infinitive after see is not an isolated case moreover.· But that was an isolated case.

► cell

· Montgomery etal isolated cells from 18 day fetal rat intestine by trypsin dissociation.· There are some secrets which isolated cells or computers can not reveal.· A decade later, parallel experiments were made with the isolated cells in culture, with similar results.

► community

· Train services Railways are not really flexible enough to be able to serve isolated communities in rural areas.· Small isolated communities did not produce sufficient children to fill village schools with easily ordered year groups.· The isolated communities of the wooded highlands have been fortified.· No constituency should be allowed to have an extraordinarily small electorate on the pretext that it comprises widely dispersed and isolated communities.· It was the sense of identity to be felt in an isolated community, he thought.

► example

· But this sculpture remains an isolated example, emphasizing the fact that in its earliest stage Cubism was primarily a pictorial revolution.· Nor was this an isolated example.· This concern over the movements of foreigners is far from being an isolated example of its kind.· Various isolated examples of unrest acted as reminders to the authorities.· His disappointment was by no means an isolated example.

► farm

· The people in many isolated farms and villages also benefit from the tourists.· Each isolated farm has electricity, a newish car or two and is full of gadgets and gizmos.

► house

· In this isolated house, with the elements raging outside, and the windows rattling under the strain?· She was alone in this isolated house and not a soul knew she was here except that wretched Marie.· An isolated house was on their right, guarded by dark gloomy barns.

► incident

· The shot putt and resultant hospital visit was not an isolated incident in Roy's life.· This friendliness wasn't an isolated incident.· Unfortunately these are not isolated incidents.· The brutal suppression of the insurrection of the early 1980s was not an isolated incident.· Police, however, say that so far only one or two isolated incidents have been reported.· It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident.· One apparently isolated incident can vividly illustrate a more generalized pattern of family life.· At the other end of the scale three cases allegedly had been limited to one isolated incident.

► individual

· The Harpies are vicious, hungry creatures who will gang up on any isolated individual.· Others are isolated individuals with no church within miles of where they live.· The Montgomeryshire breed survived as isolated individuals in 1919 but it, too, has become extinct.· However, society does not consist of isolated individuals.· In the decades before Emancipation only a few isolated individuals had carried dissent to the point of revolutionary commitment.

► tooth

· The jaws were unrecognizable by this stage, and all the teeth were exposed as isolated teeth.· Most of these were isolated teeth, although the sample size for isolated teeth was small.· The results of the analysis in Table 3.9 show that several species have consistent deficits of isolated teeth in their prey assemblages.· All show the same pattern of generally high proportions of cranial and postcranial elements and low proportions of isolated teeth.· Table 3.9 Comparison of numbers of isolated teeth in pellet samples with numbers missing from mandibles and maxillae.· There remain to be considered the three species for which there is an apparent excess of isolated teeth.

► word

· Nor could these problems be predicted from studies of the inherent confusability of the lexicon which concentrated on isolated words.· This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words.

WORD FAMILYnounisolationisolationismisolationistadjectiveisolatedisolationistverbisolate

单词	isolated
释义	isolatedi‧so‧lat‧ed /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ ●○○ AWL adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINisolated Origin: 1700-1800 French isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola ‘island’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES isolated thunderstorms an isolated mountain village Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society. During my first month here, I felt terribly isolated. If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide. The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it. The balloon had landed in an isolated area of the Northwest Territories. Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Morris didn't seem lonely or isolated himself, but a hard shell was usually a sign of vulnerability underneath. Smith, on the other hand, was isolated in a country just beginning to regain its mathematical confidence. The issue of disability culture was highlighted, with the role of disabled people viewed as being isolated away from wider society. This might be because Dickens is trying to tell us that society should be close-knit one and not isolated into different units. Thesaurus THESAURUS► far adverb a long distance – used mainly in negatives and questions, or after ‘too’, ‘so’, and ‘as’: · It’s not far to the airport from here.· Have you driven far?· The ship was so far away we could hardly see it. ► a long way adverb a long distance from somewhere. This is the most common way of talking about long distances, except in negatives and questions when far is also common: · You must be tired – you’ve come a long way.· It’s a long way down from the top of the cliff.· I can’t see things that are a long way away. ► miles adverb informal a very long way: · We hiked miles.· The school is miles away from where I live. ► in the distance adverb a long way from where you are now – used when talking about things that seem small or sounds that seem quiet because they are a long way away: · Dogs were barking somewhere in the distance. ► distant adjective especially written used about something that is a long distance from where you are now, and looks small or sounds quiet: · By now, the plane was just a distant speck in the sky.· the rumble of distant thunder ► faraway adjective especially written a very long distance from where you are now: · a traveller from a faraway land· His voice sounded faraway.· He told us stories about the faraway countries he had visited. ► remote adjective a remote place is a long distance from other places, and few people go there: · The helicopter crashed in a remote part of the country.· remote holiday destinations ► isolated adjective an isolated place is a long distance from other towns, buildings, or people, and there is very little communication with surrounding places: · isolated rural areas of Nepal· Occasionally we passed through a small isolated village.· If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide. ► off the beaten track (also off the beaten path American English) adverb a place that is off the beaten track is a long distance from the places where people usually go, and often seems interesting and different because of this: · She likes to go to places that are a bit off the beaten track. Longman Language Activatoralone and unhappy► lonely also lonesome American unhappy because of being alone or without friends: · Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.· Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.· I get so lonesome here with no-one to talk to. ► isolated feeling that there is no one you can talk to or have as a friend, because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: · Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.isolated from: · Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society. ► alienated feeling alone and as if you are not wanted or understood by other people: · We're making a special effort to help alienated members feel more part of the group.alienated from: · In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students. far away from other places► distant/far-off a distant or far-off town or country is a long way from where you are: · Food at the fair comes from such far-off places as Brazil and Lithuania.· How can we send our young men off to distant lands to die in foreign wars? ► faraway written a faraway country, especially one that you have been told about or have read about, is very far away, and different from your own country: · Ed told us stories of all the faraway countries he had visited.· Avis always dreamed of an exotic vacation in some faraway place. ► remote remote places are far away from other places or people, and very few people go there: · They moved to a remote farmhouse in North Wales.· The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area. ► isolated a long way from other towns, buildings, or people, especially in a quiet place where you are alone: · If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.· The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it. ► secluded a secluded place is private and quiet because it is a long way from other people - use this about a place where people can do what they want without being disturbed: · They drove to a secluded spot in the country to have their picnic.· We rented a little cabin on the edge of a secluded lake. ► in the middle of nowhere/miles from anywhere/in the back of beyond informal in a lonely place a long way from towns or villages, where you do not expect to find any houses: · Amazingly, we found a really nice motel in the middle of nowhere.· We were miles from anywhere and had no idea how to get back. ► in the boondocks/boonies American informal in a part of the country that is a long way from any town: · I'm not moving to that place - it's out in the boondocks.· Gayle lives out in the boonies - it would take at least an hour to get there. ► out of the way fairly far away from any town or from where other people live, and a little difficult to find and travel to: · The house is a little out of the way, but you should be able to find it. ► off the beaten track also off the beaten path American a place that is off the beaten track or path is a long way from the places where people usually go, which usually makes it more interesting to visit: · The little restaurant was so far off the beaten track that we almost didn't find it.· Greg likes to get off the beaten path and discover places that other tourists don't find. ► way out a long way from where you are now or far away from the nearest town: way out in/past/beyond etc: · I live way out in Laurel Canyon.· We drove way out past Reno to the old Fielding place. ► far-flung far-flung places are all connected with a particular organization, country etc but they are all very far away from it: · Our job is to organize the company's far-flung offices.· Participants come from nations as far-flung as Iceland and Japan. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► isolated incident/case/event Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a remote/isolated area (=a long way from towns and cities)· a remote area of northeast Afghanistan ► an isolated incident (=one that happens on its own, not together with others)· Luckily the attack turned out to be an isolated incident. ► isolated individuals (=one on their own, not in a group with others)· Society does not consist of isolated individuals. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as · The jaws were unrecognizable by this stage, and all the teeth were exposed as isolated teeth.· Nor was I as isolated as might at first appear.· They remain as isolated upland masses.· But she wanted to squeeze Dinah, make her think she was as isolated as possible.· Public transport to Roos is poor: without a private car, residents are as isolated as their forefathers were.· The Montgomeryshire breed survived as isolated individuals in 1919 but it, too, has become extinct.· Furthermore, women are not as isolated from each other as they are in the world of the 1980s.· However, the image of modern families as isolated and inward-looking does not only extend to relationships with kin. ► increasingly · Adapting the curriculum just for children with special educational needs may lead to their becoming increasingly isolated and segregated within the classroom.· Ever since Prost confirmed his intention to leave McLaren, he claims to have been increasingly isolated within the team.· The contest ended in a stalemate, but as the year progressed Aoun became increasingly isolated.· She had no Cabinet intimate and seemed increasingly isolated on her lofty eminence.· Throughout the 1930s she was an increasingly isolated figure.· But he is old, deeply unpopular, and increasingly isolated from his own party. ► more · Outside the Cabinet the rejected Mr Heath became an even more isolated political figure.· I was left on the memorial bench, more isolated than ever.· In many respects, this village was more isolated than Brackley.· Women are much more isolated, since their culture and religion control their public appearances.· It is hard to imagine anyone else in this island who was more isolated and more materially deprived.· That, in turn, makes her feel even more isolated.· Today the farm worker is more isolated as an individual. ► rather · His life is remote and rather isolated from the rest of Britain.· It is completely restored, set in about ten acres of land, rather isolated but with fine views.· Until relatively recently, Instructors delivering National Certificate modules in prisons tended to be rather isolated.· She struck me as a rather isolated figure, psychologically as well as physically, sitting at that distant table.· Actually Alpha is rather isolated from the rest of the constellation. ► relatively · Parsons' view is that the modern industrial family is relatively isolated from society, certainly more so than its pre-industrial predecessor.· Dynamo theory had developed as a relatively isolated discipline within geophysics, and not just because it thrived in Great Britain.· The sense of involvement has grown considerably and what had previously been a relatively isolated job has now become increasingly rich.· The church now stands relatively isolated with settlement earthworks to west and east. ► so · We live so isolated an existence here that to me it seems quite odd.· But you see at home, it's so isolated we never see anyone, I never learned how to behave properly.· He had never felt so lonely, so isolated. ► socially · Making sure that she remained in contact with people and not socially isolated.· It is clear that the vast majority of older people are neither socially isolated nor overwhelmed with feelings of loneliness.· He is socially isolated during this time.· A more socially isolated person might become depressed and forgetful, and not be able to cope.· Are all older people socially isolated?· These families are characterized as being socio-economically disadvantaged and socially isolated. ► very · For those who have a problem and feel very isolated, these groups are a valuable way of re-introducing themselves to society.· He lived a very isolated existence and was something of a recluse.· At the beginning, she was very isolated.· Such conditions produced a very isolated way of life for fenland farmers. NOUN► area · Furthermore, these changes have spread to not only the more isolated areas but also to the protected landscapes of national parks.· They're a unique record of some of the world's most isolated areas ... and the people who live in them.· The drains were at last able to carry the surface water and only a few isolated areas remained flooded.· In the more isolated areas, such as Brenod and Chezery, the average age of farmers was high - over 65 years.· Unlike national parks in some other countries, these are not supposed to be wilderness or isolated areas. ► case · Uncle Buck isn't an isolated case.· Mrs Peters is no isolated case.· If this were an isolated case, it might simply be put down to an individual health authority overreacting to public embarrassment.· The use of the infinitive after see is not an isolated case moreover.· But that was an isolated case. ► cell · Montgomery etal isolated cells from 18 day fetal rat intestine by trypsin dissociation.· There are some secrets which isolated cells or computers can not reveal.· A decade later, parallel experiments were made with the isolated cells in culture, with similar results. ► community · Train services Railways are not really flexible enough to be able to serve isolated communities in rural areas.· Small isolated communities did not produce sufficient children to fill village schools with easily ordered year groups.· The isolated communities of the wooded highlands have been fortified.· No constituency should be allowed to have an extraordinarily small electorate on the pretext that it comprises widely dispersed and isolated communities.· It was the sense of identity to be felt in an isolated community, he thought. ► example · But this sculpture remains an isolated example, emphasizing the fact that in its earliest stage Cubism was primarily a pictorial revolution.· Nor was this an isolated example.· This concern over the movements of foreigners is far from being an isolated example of its kind.· Various isolated examples of unrest acted as reminders to the authorities.· His disappointment was by no means an isolated example. ► farm · The people in many isolated farms and villages also benefit from the tourists.· Each isolated farm has electricity, a newish car or two and is full of gadgets and gizmos. ► house · In this isolated house, with the elements raging outside, and the windows rattling under the strain?· She was alone in this isolated house and not a soul knew she was here except that wretched Marie.· An isolated house was on their right, guarded by dark gloomy barns. ► incident · The shot putt and resultant hospital visit was not an isolated incident in Roy's life.· This friendliness wasn't an isolated incident.· Unfortunately these are not isolated incidents.· The brutal suppression of the insurrection of the early 1980s was not an isolated incident.· Police, however, say that so far only one or two isolated incidents have been reported.· It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident.· One apparently isolated incident can vividly illustrate a more generalized pattern of family life.· At the other end of the scale three cases allegedly had been limited to one isolated incident. ► individual · The Harpies are vicious, hungry creatures who will gang up on any isolated individual.· Others are isolated individuals with no church within miles of where they live.· The Montgomeryshire breed survived as isolated individuals in 1919 but it, too, has become extinct.· However, society does not consist of isolated individuals.· In the decades before Emancipation only a few isolated individuals had carried dissent to the point of revolutionary commitment. ► tooth · The jaws were unrecognizable by this stage, and all the teeth were exposed as isolated teeth.· Most of these were isolated teeth, although the sample size for isolated teeth was small.· The results of the analysis in Table 3.9 show that several species have consistent deficits of isolated teeth in their prey assemblages.· All show the same pattern of generally high proportions of cranial and postcranial elements and low proportions of isolated teeth.· Table 3.9 Comparison of numbers of isolated teeth in pellet samples with numbers missing from mandibles and maxillae.· There remain to be considered the three species for which there is an apparent excess of isolated teeth. ► word · Nor could these problems be predicted from studies of the inherent confusability of the lexicon which concentrated on isolated words.· This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words. Word family WORD FAMILYnounisolationisolationismisolationistadjectiveisolatedisolationistverbisolate 1an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others SYN remote: small isolated communities Not many people visit this isolated spot.2feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people: Young mothers often feel isolated.► see thesaurus at far3an isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen againisolated incident/case/event Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.
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