isolate /ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/ verb isolates; isolated; isolating
isolates; isolated; isolating
Learner's definition of ISOLATE
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: to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others使孤立；使隔离；使绝缘 -
These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.这些政策只会让这个国家在政治和经济上被孤立。
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Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.某些患者必须在单独病房中隔离。
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When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.他想工作时，会将自己关在办公室里，不跟任何人交谈。
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a : to find and deal with (something, such as a problem) by removing other possibilities将…剔出（以便单独处理） b technical : to separate (something, such as a chemical) from another substance : to get (something) or an amount of (something) that is not mixed with or attached to anything else使分离；使离析 —
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