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| /ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/ |
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| 1 | to keep someone in a place away from other people 使孤立；使隔离 |
| isolate sb from sth Important witnesses are isolated from the media for their own safety. 为了确保重要目击证人的人身安全，已将他们同媒体隔离。 |
| | 1a | to keep a person or animal separate from others because they might have a disease that others could catch 隔离（可能患病的人或动物） | | All the patients known to have been in contact with the virus were immediately isolated. 所有被确认与该病毒有接触的病人都被立即隔离。 | |
| | 1b | to separate something such as an idea or a problem from others so that you can consider it by itself 剔出，分离（以便单独处理） | | We need to isolate the cost of absenteeism to see how big the problem is. 我们必须把旷工的代价单独剔出来，看看这问题有多严重。 | |
| | 1c | to separate a substance from others using a scientific process 使分离出来；使离析 | |
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| 2 | to prevent a country or group from communicating with , doing business with , or getting support from other countries or groups 孤立（国家或集团） |
| Any move to isolate Britain would be very damaging to business. 任何孤立英国的行动对商业都有极大的破坏性。 |
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