isolate

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i·so·late /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 to separate one person, group, or thing from other people or things 孤立，隔離

The town was isolated by the floods.

洪水使該鎮與外界隔絕。

The US has sought to isolate Cuba both economically and politically.

美國一直想在經濟和政治上孤立古巴。

isolate somebody from somebody

Presley’s phenomenal early success isolated him from his friends.

普雷斯利年紀輕輕就成就非凡，這使他在朋友中陷於孤立。

isolate somebody from something

Newborn babies must be isolated from possible contamination.

新生兒必須隔離，以免受感染。

2 SEPARATEif you isolate an idea, problem etc, you consider it separately from other things that are connected with it 分隔，區别看待〔觀點、問題等〕

isolate something from something

It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility.

不可能把政治責任和道德責任分離開來。

3 technicalSEPARATE to separate a substance, disease etc from other substances so that it can be studied 分離〔物質、疾病等以進行研究〕

isolate something from something

The hepatitis B virus has been isolated from breast milk.

乙型肝炎病毒已從母乳中分離出來。

Examples from the Corpus

isolate• Yet it is often a hidden disability, which isolates both the people who suffer from it and their families.• The U.S. has tried to isolate Cuba both economically and politically.• The six other patients were immediately isolated from the infected four.• We used to routinely isolate people who had measles.• We've succeeded in isolating the gene that determines a person's weight.• Their goal is to surround and isolate the town.• They may reject you and isolate you because you are different from them and they would like to be like you.

isolate somebody from somebody• Presley's early success isolated him from his friends.• Tuberculosis patients are isolated from the other patients.

isolate something from something• It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility.

From Longman Business Dictionary

isolatei·so·late /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1to prevent a country or company from getting support or business from other countries or companies, so that it becomes weaker

Efforts to isolate North Korea financially through targeted measures appeared to be working.

2to separate something so that it can be dealt with by itself, rather than affecting the whole of a business, market etc

After isolating the problem, investigate it as quickly as possible and resolve it.

—isolation noun [uncountableU]

Inflation cannot be addressed in isolation from other economic problems.

—isolated adjectiveadj

The regime has become increasingly isolated.

Origin isolate

(1800-1900) isolated

i·so·late verb

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