isolate
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态, Tn.pr]
1 ~sb/sth (from sb/sth) put or keep sb/sth entirely apart from other people or things; separate sb/sth 使某人[某事物]与他人他事物完全隔离; 孤立某人[某事物]
isolate a problem, ie in order to deal with it separately 将一问题剔出(以便单独处理)
When a person has an infectious disease, he is usually isolated (from other people). 人患传染病时通常要(与他人)隔离.
Several villages have been isolated by heavy snowfalls. 下过大雪後有几个村子与外界隔绝了.
2 ~ sth (from sth) (chemistry 化) separate (a single substance, germ, etc) from its combination with others 将(某物质、 细菌等)从其种群中离析或分离出来
Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic. 科学家们已分离出引起这种流行病的病毒.
We certainly expect our product to be available by October 1.
我们的产品在可在10月1日前准备好。
would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.