(1)使隔离(绝)，使孤立(put apart or alone;separate from others of the same kind)[Tn尤pass，T+n +prep(from)]：The writer～d himself in his study. 那位作家把自己关在书房里。be～d from the world 与世隔绝;～oneself from others 孤立自己;patients～d from the rest/in special hospitals 与其他人隔离开/被隔离在专门医院的病人;villages～d by the heavy snowfall 被大雪隔绝的村庄;They～d the administration，and thus forced it to accept their demands. 他们使管理层孤立，迫使它接受他们的要求。

(2)分离(separate a substance from others so as to examine it in detail)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)]：～a new kind of bacterium/virus 分离出一种新的细菌/病毒;Scientists can～genes and study how they work. 科学家能分离出基因并且研究它们是怎样起作用的。〖同〗 separate;〖反〗 join，combine，mix;

→′isolated adj 分离的;孤独的;iso′lation n 隔(分)离;孤立