isolate

isolate
verb
  1. [with obj.]cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others
    使隔离;使孤立;使脱离
    a country which is isolated from the rest of the world.
    一个与世隔绝的国度。
    ■identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately
    孤立地确定并观察(或处理)
    you can't isolate stress from the management context.
    你不能把压力从管理的大环境中孤立出来看待。
    ■(Chemistry & Biology)obtain or extract (a compound, micro-organism, etc.) in a pure form
    (化,生)使离析;使分离
    ■cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network)
    使绝缘
    ■place (a person or animal) in quarantine as a precaution against infectious or contagious disease
    使隔离(免受疾病传染)
noun
  1. a person or thing which has been or become isolated
    被隔离的人(或物)
    social isolates often become careless of their own welfare.
    与社会隔绝的人往往对他们自己的福利毫不关心。
    ■(Biology)a culture of micro-organisms isolated for study
    (生)(用于研究的)分离菌,隔离群
派生
isolable
adjective
isolatable
adjective
isolator
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (as a verb): back-formation from isolated
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