next door ⇒ 隔壁邻居 gébì línjū → next-door neighbour ( 英 ) 或 neighbor ( 美 )
隔离
quarantine ⇒ 病人已被隔离观察。 Bìngrén yǐ bèi gélí guānchá. → The patient has already been quarantined and observed. ⇒ 种族隔离 zhǒngzú gélí → racial segregation ⇒ 南非种族隔离 Nánfēi zhǒngzú gélí → apartheid
隔绝
isolate ⇒ 他在乡村过着与世隔绝的生活。 Tā zài xiāngcūn guòzhe yǔ shì géjué de shēnghuó. → He led a completely isolated life in the countryside. ⇒ 两家隔绝往来已久。 Liǎngjiā géjué wǎnglái yǐjiǔ. → All contact between the two families stopped a long time ago.
隔膜
gulf ⇒ 距离使两人产生隔膜。 Jùlí shǐ liǎngrén chǎnshēng gémó. → Distance created a gulf between them.
隔阂
misunderstanding ⇒ 文化隔阂 wénhuà géhé → cultural misunderstanding ⇒ 男女朋友间难免会有些隔阂。 Nánnǚ péngyou jiān nánmiǎn huì yǒuxiē géhé. → Misunderstandings are more or less inevitable in relationships.
隔音
soundproof
恍如隔世
seem like a long time ago
隔墙有耳
the walls have ears
隔岸观火
stand by and watch
隔靴搔痒
fail to get to the heart of a matter
English translation of '隔'
隔
(gé)
动
(= 阻隔) separate
(= 间隔) be apart
⇒ 两地相隔不远。 (Liǎngdì xiānggé bùyuǎn.) The two places aren't far apart.