isolate
/ˈaɪsəleɪt/
v.
一句话记住
隔离;使孤立;分离出
释义与例句
v.
隔离;使孤立;分离出
to separate a person, thing or substance from others, or to make someone feel alone
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Patients with the infection were isolated from other residents.
感染这种疾病的患者与其他住户隔离开来。
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Researchers have isolated the compound responsible for the smell.
研究人员已分离出产生这种气味的化合物。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Poor transport links can isolate rural communities.
交通联系不便会把乡村社区隔离开来。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
isolate 可指医学“隔离”、科学“分离出”或社会“使孤立”;insulate 则是隔热或绝缘。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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isolation 隔离;孤立;孤独名词,可指医学隔离,也可指与社会隔绝的状态。
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isolated 孤立的;偏僻的;单独的形容词,如 an isolated incident(孤立事件)。
同义词
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separate 使分开;分离separate 泛指把事物分开;isolate 强调使人或物与其他部分脱离并处于孤立状态,在科学语境中还可指分离出特定成分。Separate the recyclable items from the other waste. 把可回收物与其他垃圾分开。
反义词
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integrate 使融入;使结合在群体或社会语境中,integrate 指使融入整体,与 isolate 的隔离、使孤立相对。The scheme helps new residents integrate into the community. 该方案帮助新居民融入社区。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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insulate 使绝缘;使隔热;使免受不良影响isolate 指隔离、分离或使孤立;insulate 指用材料隔热、隔音、绝缘,也可比喻使人免受外部影响。The walls are insulated to reduce heat loss. 墙壁做了隔热处理以减少热量流失。
常见搭配
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be isolated from 与……隔离或隔绝The village was isolated from the rest of the valley by heavy snow. 大雪使这座村庄与山谷其他地方隔绝。
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isolate a virus 分离病毒The team successfully isolated the virus from patient samples. 该团队成功从患者样本中分离出这种病毒。