| 单词 | seclude |
| 释义 | seclude (once / 590 pages) v When you seclude someone, you separate them from other people. A Buddhist monk might seclude himself in a remote place to meditate alone for several weeks. Most people use the verb seclude to talk about shutting themselves away from society or keeping themselves separate from others. An eccentric family might seclude itself from the neighbors, for example. The root is Latin, secludere, which means "shut off or confine," from se, "apart" and cludere, "to shut." Originally, seclude was used to mean "to enclose or confine," and by the 1620s it also meant "to keep from public view." WORD FAMILYseclude: secluded, secludes, secluding, seclusion+/secluded: secludedly/seclusion: seclusions USAGE EXAMPLESShe opted for secluded beaches despite her concerns about swimming in places with no flags or lifeguards. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Late that night, Justin drove me to a secluded beach on the north shore of Massachusetts where a handful of stargazers stared skyward. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Some communities in remote areas believe that they will suffer a misfortune such as a natural disaster unless menstruating women are secluded. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) v keep away from others Syn|Hyper sequester, sequestrate, withdraw adjourn, retire, withdraw break from a meeting or gathering insulate, isolate place or set apart |
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