Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #3830
isolate
使隔离；使分离；隔开
核心释义
to set apart or cut off from other people or things
- 1.
使分离或与其他人隔开。
To set apart or cut off from others.
- 2.
隔离或孤立。
To place in quarantine or isolation.
- 3.
从混合物中分离出纯物质。
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- 4.
使绝缘,或使不受外部影响。
To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- 5.
从混合培养物中分离出纯菌株等。
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- 6.
使电气元件与电源绝缘。
To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- 7.
自我隔离。
To self-isolate.
隔离；检疫；自我隔离；分离；离析；使隔绝；使绝缘；使分离或与其他人隔开。
用法In use
The farmer isolated the sick sheep from the rest of the flock.
用法提示：isolate 在此作及物动词，意为“使隔离”。
To concentrate, she isolates herself in her study for hours.
用法提示：isolates 是 isolate 的第三人称单数形式，表示“使孤立”。
Scientists isolated the compound from the plant extract.
用法提示：isolated 是 isolate 的过去式，意为“分离”。
isolate + object
The lab isolated the virus.
实验室分离出了病毒。
isolate + object + from + source
They isolated the patient from others.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- isolate a virus
- 分离病毒
- The lab successfully isolated the virus from the sample.实验室成功地从样本中分离出了病毒。
- isolate oneself
- 自我孤立
- After the argument, he isolated himself from his friends.争吵之后，他把自己与朋友隔离开来。
- isolate a patient
- 隔离病人
- The hospital decided to isolate the patient to prevent infection.医院决定隔离该病人以防止感染。
- isolate from society
- 与社会隔绝
- Living in a remote village, she felt isolated from society.住在一个偏远的村庄，她感到与社会隔绝了。
- isolate the problem
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象I so late（我这么晚），被大家孤立了。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常为中性词，比较常见于科学、社交及技术语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与from连用表示'使...与...隔离'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ate' but have different preceding vowels, so they are not true rhymes with 'isolate' (pronounced /ˈaɪsəleɪt/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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