| 单词 | isolation |
| 释义 | isolation (once / 749 pages) n Isolation means completely alone, like the stranded skiers who were in total isolation after an avalanche stranded them at the top of a mountain. People who live in isolation are completely cut off from the rest of the world, like the hermit who lives in a lonely mountain cabin because no one understands his desire to collect thimbles. A really contagious illness can land patients in isolation at their local hospital, kept separate from the rest of the hospital so they don't share their disease with the other patients. A country can exist in isolation, left alone because other nations don't agree with its policies. WORD FAMILYisolation: isolationism, isolations+/isolate: isolable, isolated, isolates, isolating, isolation/isolated: isolatedly/isolationism: isolationist, isolationistic/isolationist: isolationists USAGE EXAMPLESMedically vulnerable children such as Arianna and AJ are often forced to live lives of social isolation and separation from their peers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The sense of isolation from the modern metropolises on the faraway coast persists. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Their isolation ended as suddenly as it began. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others Syn|Hypo|Hyper closing off quarantine isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease separation the social act of separating or parting company 2n a state of separation between persons or groups Hypo|Hyper solitude the state or situation of being alone purdah, solitudea state of social isolation loneliness, solitarinessthe state of being alone in solitary isolation quarantineenforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease detachment, insularism, insularity, insulationthe state of being isolated or detached alienation, estrangementseparation resulting from hostility anomie, anomypersonal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecythe condition of being concealed or hidden covertness, hiddennessthe state of being covert and hidden bosomthe chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept confidentialitythe state of being secret hidingthe state of being hidden separation the state of lacking unity 3n a country's withdrawal from international politics he opposed a policy of American isolation Hyper non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation withdrawing from the activities of a group 4n a feeling of being disliked and alone Hyper alienation, disaffection, estrangement the feeling of being alienated from other people 5n (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it Hyper defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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