isolate

/aɪslˌet/

v 隔离，孤立

记忆： isol(＝insul岛屿) + ate(使…) → 使隔离， 使孤立

例句：The town was isolated by the floods.（洪水使该镇与外界隔绝。）；The US has sought to isolate Cuba both economically and politically.（美国一直想在经济和政治上孤立古巴。）

派生：isolated；isolating；isolationist；isolable；isolation；isolationism

短语：protein isolate；soy protein isolate

同近：segregate；seclude；cordon off；to stand alone