seclude
UK/si'klu:d/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To keep someone or oneself apart from other people; to isolate.
使隔离，使隐居，使孤立。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedse- (apart) + clude (shut) = 'shut apart.' You close someone off away from everyone else, into isolation. The very common past participle 'secluded' describes a quiet, hidden-away place (a secluded beach).
Root clud still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.seclude oneself使自己隐居
- 2.secluded spot僻静之处
- 3.secluded from与……隔绝
Example Sentences
- 1.
After the scandal, he secluded himself in the countryside.
- 2.
The cabin is secluded deep in the forest.