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quarantine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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quar·an·tine1 /ˈkwɒrəntiːn $ ˈkwɔː-/ noun [uncountable]  MHa period of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a disease 检疫隔离期in quarantine The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days. 这些猴子被隔离了31天。
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quarantineThere was no quarantine area, so Evelyn simply remained in the female Barracks during the day.The issue was resolved by an act of quarantine.Two weeks later, 44 of the 50 monkeys in one quarantine room were dead.Simpson said a monkey from the other quarantine room also showed signs of the virus, but a second test was negative.With the statewide quarantine, up to 180,000 acres of wheat crop will be affected, Schlittenhart estimated.But I don't know how long the quarantine period is.The quarantine makes it illegal to transport honey bees out of the area.Subjects who normally smoked or drank were allowed to continue doing so throughout their quarantine.in quarantineOne of the crew caught smallpox, and soon they were all in quarantine.Koko the gorilla will be in quarantine until next week.All animals entering the UK used to have to be put in quarantine.
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quarantine2 verb [transitive]  MHto keep a person or animal apart from others for a period of time in case they are carrying a disease 对〔动物或人〕进行检疫隔离
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quarantineAnimals brought into the country are automatically quarantined.In Arizona, less than 10 percent of wheat fields are quarantined.But the scientists also will consider whether additional wheat fields should be quarantined and destroyed to contain the spores.Also wild fish can carry diseases and should be quarantined before you introduce them into your community tank.The workers were not quarantined, but their temperatures were taken each day.It can also be used to quarantine fish, used for breeding, rearing young or whatever.Each hospital that took patients with contagious diseases established quarantine periods.The conditions attached to Navy participation in survey visits to quarantine planets were always the same.
From Longman Business Dictionaryquarantinequar‧an‧tine /ˈkwɒrəntiːnˈkwɔː-/ noun [uncountable] when an animal or food product is kept apart from others in case it is carrying a disease, especially when it has just entered a countryThe exotic species will be kept in quarantine until health requirements are met.the relaxing of Britain’s tough quarantine lawsOrigin quarantine1 (1600-1700) Italian quarantina period of forty days, from Old French, from quarante forty, from Latin quadraginta
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quarantine
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quarantine1 /ˈkwɒrəntiːn $ ˈkwɔː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: quarantina 'period of forty days', from Old French, from quarante 'forty', from Latin quadraginta
a period of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a disease
    in quarantine
    The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days.

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quarantine2 verb [transitive]
to keep a person or animal apart from others for a period of time in case they are carrying a disease


quar·an·tineBrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading (为防传染的)检疫,隔离期The dog was kept in quarantine for six months. 这条狗被检疫隔离了六个月。🔊🔊quarantine regulations检疫的规定
quar·an·tineBrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they quarantine BrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it quarantines BrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnz/ 🔊past simple quarantined BrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnd/ 🔊past participle quarantined BrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnd/ 🔊 -ing form quarantining BrE /ˈkwɒrəntiːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth/sb to put an animal or a person into quarantine (对动物或人)进行检疫,隔离