| 单词 | isolate |
| 释义 | isolate —isolator, n. v. /uy"seuh layt', is"euh-/; n. , adj. /uy"seuh lit, -layt', is"euh-/, v. , isolated, isolating, n. , adj. v.t. 1. to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone. 2. Med. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine. 3. Chem. , Bacteriol. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state. 4. Elect. to insulate. 5. Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup. n. 6. a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study. 7. Psychol. a person, often shy or lacking in social skills, who avoids the company of others and has no friends within a group. 8. Biol. an inbreeding population that is isolated from similar populations by physiological, behavioral, or geographic barriers. 9. Ling. a language with no demonstrable genetic relationship, as Basque. 10. something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process: an isolate of soy flour. adj. 11. isolated; alone. [1800-10; back formation from ISOLATED] |
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