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单词 isolate
释义

isolate ​‌

​verb transitive
UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/
Other entries for this word
self-isolate verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyisolate
he/she/itisolates
present participleisolating
past tenseisolated
past participleisolated
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to keep someone in a place away from other people
    isolate someone from something:

    Important witnesses are isolated from the media for their own safety.

    Synonyms and related words
    To isolate someone
    isolate
    exclude
    segregate
    1. 1a
      to keep a person or animal separate from others because they might have a disease that others could catch

      All the patients known to have been in contact with the virus were immediately isolated.

      Synonyms and related words
      To isolate someone
      isolate
      exclude
      segregate
    2. 1b
      to separate something such as an idea or a problem from others so that you can consider it by itself

      We need to isolate the cost of absenteeism to see how big the problem is.

      Synonyms and related words
      To think about someone or something in a particular way
      associate
      compartmentalize
      go by
    3. 1c
      to separate a substance from others using a scientific process
      Synonyms and related words
      To separate something from something else
      separate
      spread out
      divide
  2. 2
    to prevent a country or group from communicating with, doing business with, or getting support from other countries or groups

    Any move to isolate Britain would be very damaging to business.

    Synonyms and related words
    To isolate someone
    isolate
    exclude
    segregate

isolate ​‌

​verb transitive
US /ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/
Other entries for this word
self-isolate verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyisolate
he/she/itisolates
present participleisolating
past tenseisolated
past participleisolated
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to keep someone in a place away from other people
    isolate someone from something:

    Important witnesses are isolated from the media for their own safety.

    Synonyms and related words
    To isolate someone
    isolate
    exclude
    segregate
    1. 1a
      to keep a person or animal separate from others because they might have a disease that others could catch

      All the patients known to have been in contact with the virus were immediately isolated.

      Synonyms and related words
      To isolate someone
      isolate
      exclude
      segregate
    2. 1b
      to separate something such as an idea or a problem from others so that you can consider it by itself

      We need to isolate the cost of absenteeism to see how big the problem is.

      Synonyms and related words
      To think about someone or something in a particular way
      associate
      compartmentalize
      go by
    3. 1c
      to separate a substance from others using a scientific process
      Synonyms and related words
      To separate something from something else
      separate
      spread out
      divide
  2. 2
    to prevent a country or group from communicating with, doing business with, or getting support from other countries or groups

    The plan was to isolate the Bosnian Serbs until they agreed to the peace treaty.

    Synonyms and related words
    To isolate someone
    isolate
    exclude
    segregate
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