isolation

名词 isolation:

1. a state of separation between persons or groups
2. the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
   同义词：closing off
3. a feeling of being disliked and alone
4. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
5. a country's withdrawal from international politics

1. His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.
   他的孤立使他对别人的感情木然无知。
2. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
   检疫期，隔离期当运输工具、人或材料被怀疑带有传染性疾病，被扣留在港口进行强行隔离的一段期限，以防止疾病传入某个国家
3. He examined each piece of evidence in isolation.
   他分别审查每一证据。
4. Looked at in isolation, these facts are not encouraging.
   孤立地看，这些事实并不乐观。

i.so.la.tion

n.（名词）
The act of isolating.
分隔：分隔的行为
The quality or condition of being isolated.See Synonyms at solitude
隔离：被分隔的特性或情形参见 solitude