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 seclusion [si'klu:ʒәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 隔离, 隐退



    seclusion
    [ noun ]
    1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

    2. <noun.attribute>
    3. the act of secluding yourself from others

    4. <noun.act>


    Seclusion \Se*clu"sion\, n. [See {Seclude}.]
    The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded;
    separation from society or connection; a withdrawing;
    privacy; as, to live in seclusion.

    O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus
    occupied, enjoys! --Cowper.

    Syn: Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy.
    See {Solitude}.

    1. High concrete walls ensure cozy seclusion.
    2. Until then, he is spending the Easter holidays in seclusion at a friend's beach home 30 miles south of Lima.
    3. Wright himself spent the weekend in seclusion, believed to be drafting a message defending himself before stepping down as speaker.
    4. After a few weeks in seclusion, Mr. Mack opened a consulting firm, but not to enable him to directly lobby; that would require him to disclose his clients by registering as a lobbyist.
    5. Ms. Vanderbilt, dubbed the "poor little rich girl" when she became the focus of a heated custody battle in the 1930s, was in seclusion and under a doctor's care, police said.
    6. Many people might prefer more seclusion than they're likely to get. There are minorities, mostly Asian and Hispanic, but there is still a sense of conservative homogeneity and insularity that some might consider off-putting.
    7. Hundreds of friends and relatives attended a memorial service Saturday for four children who drowned when the family station wagon plunged into a river, but the youngsters' mother was in seclusion and their father in jail charged with their murders.
    8. But he has been in virtual seclusion since the invasion, apparently because he fears for his safety.
    9. The Washington mansion was where the gravely ill president spent his last days in virtual seclusion.
    10. Solzhenitsyn, who lives with his family in seclusion in Cavendish, Vt., has been invited to return to the Soviet Union for a visit.
    11. Dyson remained in seclusion Monday following the death of his administrative assistant, Tom Pappas, who plunged 16 stories to his death Sunday from the window of his Manhattan hotel room.
    12. Trade ministers from the United States, Canada, Japan and the European Community met in seclusion Saturday for talks on issues ranging from patent protection to Japanese quotas on U.S. beef.
    13. He was hospitalized for three months and since then has lived in seclusion.
    14. The Spanish press has implied that Descharnes, the author of what is considered the most complete catalogue of Dali's works, kept the painter in seclusion and controlled everything around him.
    15. Dali went into seclusion and sank into depression when his wife, manager and muse, Gala, died in 1982.
    16. The Bushes planned to relax in seclusion until late Monday, and were expecting to be joined by no friends or aides, said spokeswoman Kristin Taylor.
    17. Moonbeam" by his critics, spent part of that exile in seclusion writing in Mexico and Japan, part working Mother Teresa's hospital in Calcutta, India, and part on a CARE hunger project in Bangladesh.
    18. "This is a guy who lives for the job, comes home and is an absent husband," said Heck. "Now he is off on a Caribbean island and we're supposed to be happy." Nevertheless, the retreat's seclusion could be attractive to some, Heck said.
    19. I do well just to get to New Orleans." The seclusion of Covington served him well.
    20. The album shows that Wilson's creative genius has survived the torment of an often bizarre private life that sent him into seclusion 20 years ago, reviewers say.
    21. Both candidates have been in virtual seclusion since the April election.
    22. They also are searching for a Roman Catholic priest, nun or brother to replace Ritter, who is believed to be living in seclusion in New Jersey.
    23. He is apparently in seclusion with friends.
    24. Living in seclusion at seaside mansion south of Jacksonville, Fla., which he bought for more than $3 million earlier this year.
    25. Her appearance followed a month-long seclusion that spawned rumors that she had gained weight and underwent treatment for drug or alcohol abuse.
    26. If the ultimate modern luxury is privacy and seclusion, the super-yacht offers it in abundance.
    27. Mrs. Rogers has been in protected seclusion since the attack, which left her uninjured.
    28. Mrs. Broz has lived in virtual seclusion since her husband died in 1980 after ruling Yugoslavia for 35 years.
    29. After Marino went into seclusion, "he was calling Vicki six or seven times a day and telling her that the church was placing considerable pressure on him to resign and trying to convince him that he was sick and crazy," Ms. Allred said.
    30. The 35-year-old actress, who this year starred in the NBC-TV miniseries "Noble House," received the death threats Aug. 16 and has gone into seclusion for her safety, the attorney said.
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