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单词 isolation
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Long-term relationship problems can be attributed to early isolation and loneliness.If not, he will condemn his country to isolation and be remembered as a pariah.He said that frail older people with physical and mental health problems were at particular risk of loneliness and isolation at this time of year.And there should be no more splendid isolation for the CPS.The report warns that for some people retirement can bring mixed feelings and social isolation, and claims that people in work generally have better health.He acknowledged the risk of making machines too engaging, and thereby encouraging more social isolation, not less.Few people want to live in splendid isolation any more.It sneaks up on people in the isolation of their own head.This extra levy will force more people into loneliness and isolation.The subject that caught his eye was the stark isolation of marginalised individuals.There is a subtle but crucial distinction between separation and isolation.The real problem is what she calls " social isolation and social rejection.The country was also facing growing international isolation.Yesterday she was in a serious condition in an isolation unit.But why this desire for such splendid isolation?As she withdraws from people her isolation grows along with her unhappiness.This can lead to isolation and loneliness.Ivory uses truckers as a metaphor for individual isolation in a world of social media.She was then put into an isolation unit to calm down.Old age can be a time of intense loneliness and isolation.The main reason for this is that we no longer see any encounter in international sport in isolation.Nursing staff will be told to inform trust boards directly if the hospital needs more isolation wards or cleaning equipment.His social isolation and lack of motivation perhaps convey that he feels really unhappy and is struggling at this time in his life.Paramedics sealed off the building and rushed the 30-year-old to a hospital isolation ward. Splendid isolation - but what if something goes wrong?Afghanistan has to be seen in the context of the region, not as a country in isolation.It would be easy to pick on individual measures in isolation and ask,'What is so special?

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isolation

British English: isolation NOUN
Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help.
Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness.
  • American English: isolation
  • Brazilian Portuguese: isolamento
  • Chinese: 孤独
  • European Spanish: aislamiento
  • French: isolement
  • German: Isolierung
  • Italian: isolamento
  • Japanese: 孤独
  • Korean: 고독감
  • European Portuguese: isolamento
  • Latin American Spanish: aislamiento

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Chinese translation of 'isolation'

isolation

(aɪsəˈleɪʃən)

n (u)

  1. [of person] 孤立 (gūlì)
  2. to consider sth in isolation 孤立地看待某事 (gūlì de kàndài mǒushì)
(noun) 
the isolation he endured while he was in captivity
Synonyms
separation
a permanent separation from his son
withdrawal
loneliness
Deep down I have a fear of loneliness.
segregation
a law which will end compulsory racial segregation in prisons
detachment
quarantine
She was sent home and put in quarantine.
solitude
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
exile
During his exile, he began writing books.
self-sufficiency
seclusion
They love the seclusion of their garden.
remoteness
disconnection
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
insularity
retirement
retirement in the countryside
aloofness

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Quotations

Isolation must precede true society [Ralph Waldo Emerson – `Self-Reliance']
Solitude vivifies;
Isolation kills
[Joseph Roux – Meditations of a Parish Priest]
No man is an Island, entire of it self [John Donne – Meditation XVII]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of detachment
Synonyms
separation,
severing,
disengagement,
disconnection,
disjoining
in the sense of disconnection
He hopes for a gradual disconnection from the federation.
Synonyms
separation,
cutting off,
cut-off,
severance,
disconnect
in the sense of exile
Definition
a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's country
During his exile, he began writing books.
Synonyms
banishment,
expulsion,
deportation,
eviction,
separation,
ostracism,
proscription,
expatriation

Synonyms of 'isolation'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of loneliness
Deep down I have a fear of loneliness.
Synonyms
solitude,
isolation,
desolation,
seclusion,
aloneness,
dreariness,
solitariness,
forlornness,
lonesomeness (US, Canadian),
desertedness
in the sense of quarantine
Definition
a period of isolation, esp. of people or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease
She was sent home and put in quarantine.
Synonyms
isolation,
segregation,
solitude
in the sense of retirement
retirement in the countryside
Synonyms
withdrawal,
retreat,
privacy,
loneliness,
obscurity,
solitude,
seclusion
in the sense of seclusion
Definition
the state of being secluded
They love the seclusion of their garden.
Synonyms
privacy,
isolation,
solitude,
hiding,
retirement,
shelter,
retreat,
remoteness,
ivory tower,
concealment,
purdah
in the sense of segregation
Definition
the act of segregating
a law which will end compulsory racial segregation in prisons
Synonyms
separation,
discrimination,
apartheid,
isolation,
partitioning,
setting apart,
keeping apart
in the sense of solitude
Definition
the state of being alone
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
Synonyms
isolation,
privacy,
seclusion,
retirement,
loneliness,
ivory tower,
reclusiveness
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