quarantine

1. N-UNCOUNT If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease that could spread. 隔離

She was sent home and put in quarantine. 她被送廻家實施隔離。

2. V-T If people or animals are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it. 對…進(jìn)行隔離[usu passive]

Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in. 狗必須被隔離6個月後他們才會放它們進(jìn)來。