Quarantine Person Animal Period Disease Quarantined ˈkwɒrəntiːn Noun
This flashcard explains "quarantine" as a noun, referring to a period of isolation for individuals or animals to prevent disease transmission. As a verb, it means to subject someone or something to this isolation period.
This flashcard defines "quarantine" as a period of isolation for people or animals, typically due to a disease, to prevent its spread. It also defines the verb "quarantine" as the act of enforcing this isolation.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]检疫；隔离 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.
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She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine...
她被送回牛津的家中隔离起来。
No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine.
除人之外，所有的哺乳动物进入这个国家都必须经过长期隔离。
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[VERB 动词]对…进行隔离检疫 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.
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Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in.
狗要进行6个月的隔离检疫之后才被允许进入。
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quarantinequarantinesquarantinedquarantiningnoun[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）隔离期，检疫◆The dog was kept in quarantinefor six months. 这条狗被检疫隔离了六个月。◆quarantine regulations检疫的规定verbquarantinesth/sb to put an animal or a person into quarantine（对动物或人）进行检疫，隔离quar·an·tine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn; NAmEˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
a period of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a diseasein quarantine The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days.
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to keep a person or animal apart from others for a period of time in case they are carrying a disease