/ˈaɪsəleɪt ||; ˈaɪsḷˌet/verb [T] isolate sb/sth (from sb/sth) to put or keep sb/sth separate from other people or things 使隔离；使孤立；使脱离: Some farms were isolated by the heavy snowfalls. 有些农场被大雪所困，与外界隔绝。We need to isolate all the animals with the disease so that the others don't catch it. 我们要把染病的动物隔离，以免其他动物受到传染。