isolate

英 /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ 　美 /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

v. 隔离；使孤立Separate someone or something from others.
v. 分离；单独确定Separate or identify one substance, factor, or problem for examination.

Heavy snow isolated the village from the nearest town.

大雪使这个村庄与最近的城镇隔绝了。

Researchers must isolate the effects of income before drawing conclusions about the relationship between education and health.

研究人员必须单独厘清收入的影响，才能对教育与健康的关系下结论。

搭配

isolate someone from 使某人与……隔离isolate a variable 单独考察一个变量isolate the cause 确定原因

常用isolate A from B；形容词是isolated。

isolation (n.)、isolated (adj.)