[U]a situation in which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease 隔离;检疫
in quarantine:
Animals can be kept in quarantine for up to three months. 动物可以被隔离长达3个月。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + QUARANTINE | QUARANTINE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤strict嚴格的隔離VERB + QUARANTINE➤enforce執行檢疫▸➤keep sb/sth in, put sb/sth in使⋯處於隔離中;對⋯進行隔離QUARANTINE + NOUN➤period檢疫隔離期➤zone隔離區➤facility, station檢疫設施;檢疫站▸➤regulations, restrictions隔離規定/限制PREPOSITION➤in quarantine被檢疫隔離◇The animals are still in quarantine at the port.那些動物仍然在港口接受檢疫隔離。