quarantine

/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
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隔离；检疫；隔离期；隔离（患者或动物）；对……实行检疫

释义与例句

n. 隔离；检疫；隔离期
a period when a person or animal that may have an infectious disease is kept away from others
  1. The travellers were kept in quarantine for ten days.
    这些旅客被隔离了十天。
  2. The dog spent six months in quarantine before entering the country.
    这只狗经过六个月的隔离检疫后才获准入境。
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  1. The government lifted the quarantine after no new cases were found.
    未发现新病例后，政府解除了隔离。
v. 隔离（患者或动物）；对……实行检疫
to keep a person or animal away from others to prevent the spread of disease
  1. Health officials quarantined the passengers who had been exposed to the virus.
    卫生官员隔离了曾接触该病毒的乘客。
  2. All imported birds are quarantined on arrival.
    所有进口鸟类抵达后都要接受隔离检疫。
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  1. They quarantined the infected cattle to protect the rest of the herd.
    他们隔离了受感染的牛，以保护牛群中的其他牛。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • isolation 隔离；孤立
    isolation 泛指与他人分开，也可指孤独或孤立；quarantine 专指为防止疾病传播而实施的隔离或检疫，通常有明确期限。
    The patient remained in isolation until the test came back negative. 这名患者一直处于隔离状态，直到检测结果呈阴性。
常见搭配
  • in quarantine 处于隔离中
    The crew remained in quarantine until everyone had been tested. 全体船员一直处于隔离中，直到每个人都接受了检测。
  • quarantine period 隔离期
    The quarantine period was reduced to seven days. 隔离期缩短到了七天。
  • place someone in quarantine 将某人隔离
    Officials placed him in quarantine as a precaution. 官员们为谨慎起见将他隔离了。