quar·an·tine/`kwɔrənˏtin; ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ n [U] when a person or animal is kept apart from other people or animals because they may have an infectious disease 检疫隔离（期）: in quarantine Animals coming into Britain must be kept in quarantine. 进入英国的动物必须接受检疫隔离。