“使隔离”常见的英文表达是 isolate ,它作为及物动词时,就有“使隔离;使孤立”的意思。例如:
The patient was isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.(为防止疾病传播,这个病人被隔离了。)
此外, quarantine 也有类似“使隔离(以防止疾病传播)”的含义,不过它更侧重于为预防疾病传播,对健康人或动物采取的强制隔离措施 。例如:
The government decided to quarantine all passengers who came from the affected area.(政府决定对所有来自受灾地区的乘客进行隔离。)