isolated
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++i·so·lat·ed /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ ●○○ AWL adjective 1 FARan isolated building, village etc is far away from any others 〔建筑物、村庄等〕孤零零的，偏僻的 SYN remote small isolated communities 偏僻的小社区 Not many people visit this isolated spot. 没有多少人到这个偏僻的地方来。2 ALONEfeeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people 〔人〕孤单的，孤独的 Young mothers often feel isolated. 年轻的妈妈常常感到孤独。► see thesaurus at far3 ONCEan isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen again 〔行动、事件、例子等〕单独的，个别的isolated incident/case/event Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident. 警方说上周的抗议只是个别事件。Examples from the Corpus
isolated• During my first month here, I felt terribly isolated.• Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.• The balloon had landed in an isolated area of the Northwest Territories.• If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.• The issue of disability culture was highlighted, with the role of disabled people viewed as being isolated away from wider society.• The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it.• Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.• Morris didn't seem lonely or isolated himself, but a hard shell was usually a sign of vulnerability underneath.• Smith, on the other hand, was isolated in a country just beginning to regain its mathematical confidence.• This might be because Dickens is trying to tell us that society should be close-knit one and not isolated into different units.• an isolated mountain village• isolated thunderstormsisolated incident/case/event• But that was an isolated case.• Gerasch is hardly an isolated case.• Or is this an isolated case?• The copyright vote was by no means an isolated case.• The defense contends the fight was an isolated case.• This does not seem like an isolated incident.• Uncle Buck isn't an isolated case.• It views writing essays not as a series of isolated events but as the dynamic process of developing a skill.Origin isolated (1700-1800) French isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola “island”i·so·lat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
an is any from village etc away far isolated building, Corpus
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isolated
i‧so‧lat‧ed AC /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd, ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/
adjective
SYN remote:
small isolated communities
Not many people visit this isolated spot.
2. feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people:
Young mothers often feel isolated.
3. an isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen again
isolated incident/case/event
Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.
▪ lonely (also lonesome American English) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends: Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. | Our neighbor George is a very lonely man. | I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
▪isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. | Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
▪alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group: She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. | In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
▪homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there: When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
▪miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you: I miss you. | She misses her friends.
i‧so‧lat‧ed AC /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd, ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/
adjective Word Family: noun: isolation, isolationism, isolationist; adjective: isolated, isolationist; verb: isolate
Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola 'island'
1. an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others Language: French
Origin: isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola 'island'
SYN remote:
2. feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people:
3. an isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen again
isolated incident/case/event
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