isolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/C1
theconditionof beingalone,especiallywhen this makes youfeelunhappy:
隔离;分离;孤独Theprisonerhad beenkeptinisolation for threedays.这个犯人已被隔离3天了。
After all thevisitorshadleft, sheexperiencedafeelingofcompleteisolation.所有的客人离开后,她有一种异常孤独的感觉。
C2
thefactthat something isseparateand notconnectedto other things:
孤立I can'tthinkabout itinisolation(=separately)- I need someexamplesof theproblem.我无法孤立地考虑这个问题——我需要一些例子。
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- apartheid
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- freely
- gappy
- givesomething/someonea wide berthidiom
- hermetically sealed
- in piecesidiom
- loose
- private
- purdah
- resegregation
- secluded
- seclusive
- stand-alone
- unattached
- uninhabited
- untethered
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