与世隔绝

与世隔绝 [yǔ shì gé jué]

1. ■ retire [shut oneself; withdraw] into one's shell; be cut off from the outside world; be cut off from the rest of the world; be isolated from the world [the rest of the world]; be kept shut off from the outside world; be out of touch with world news; isolate oneself from the world; live in solitude; seclude oneself from the world; sequester oneself from society [the world]