isolate

🇬🇧 UK/'aisәleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To separate or cut off from others; to place in quarantine; to extract a pure substance from a mixture.

使隔离,使孤立;提纯

n.

Something or someone that has been separated from others.

被隔离者;隔离种群

🧩 Root Breakdown

isolateother
=isolate

Common Collocations

  • 1.isolate a patient隔离患者
  • 2.isolate a variable分离变量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The hospital had to isolate the patient after confirming a contagious disease.

  • 2.

    Scientists isolate specific proteins to study their molecular structure and function.

  • 3.

    The community decided to isolate the infected area to prevent further spread.

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