The weather station stood isolated on the barren plateau, miles from the nearest settlement or road.
气象站孤零零地矗立在贫瘠的高原上，距离最近的居民点或公路有数英里之遥。
A researcher studying an isolated fishing community found that residents under the age of 30 could identify only about a quarter as many traditional knot-tying techniques as residents over 65, even though both groups had grown up fishing in the same waters and were considered experienced by community standards.
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Which choice best defines “isolated”?
D — Far away from other places or people. “isolated” means far away from other places or people.
Which word means “far away from other places or people”?
C — isolated. “isolated” means far away from other places or people.
isolated — far away from other places or people. In Chinese: 孤立的，偏僻的.
isolated is pronounced /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/.
The weather station stood isolated on the barren plateau, miles from the nearest settlement or road. (气象站孤零零地矗立在贫瘠的高原上，距离最近的居民点或公路有数英里之遥。)
remote, secluded, solitary — all close in meaning to isolated (far away from other places or people).
connected, accessible — each the opposite of isolated (far away from other places or people).
Yes. isolated is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.