The fact that the deal has passed off without interference widens the door to further cross-border activity in an insular industry.(但并購交易最后并未受到刁難，此事實為這一保守行業今后的跨國行動開啟了方便之門。)

Elsewhere, such conduct might fuel lawsuits, but the ministry's insular system shields it. Mr.(在其他地方，這樣子的處理方式也許會招致法律訴訟，但鐵道部特有的系統卻可以避免。)

Interestingly, the island rule is reversed for small mammals such as rodents, for which gigantism is favored under insular conditions.(有趣的是，對于小型哺乳動物，如嚙齒類動物，島嶼規則是相反的，因為在島狀條件下，巨頭主義是有利的。)

When the controls perceived odors, the bilateral amygdala, piriform, and anterior insular and cingulate cortices were activated.(當對照組受到氣味刺激時，雙側的杏仁核、梨狀葉、前島葉和扣帶回皮質激活。)

Theirs is an insular business.(這是個很封閉的行業。)

EUROPE, it is said, must resist the temptation to become a giant Switzerland: ie, a smug, rich, insular place.(據說，歐洲必須要抵制其變成巨型瑞士的誘惑：即，一個自以為是的、富裕的、思想偏狹的國家。)

He has transformed the staid, insular, 200-year-old savings bank into one of the largest retail Banks in central and eastern Europe.(他將一家200歲的四平八穩閉門造車的儲蓄銀行變成了中東歐地區最大的零售銀行之一。)

Interestingly, the island rule is overturned for small mammals such as rodents, for which gigantism is favored under insular conditions.(有趣的是，對于嚙齒動物這樣的小型哺乳動物來說，島嶼法則被推翻了，因為在島狀環境下，巨大的體型是最受歡迎的。)

I despise "Internet culture". It's so pointless, so self-fulfilling, so completely insular and without context.(我瞧不起“網絡文化”，網絡文化乏味無聊、自以為是、一知半解而沒有上下文語境銜接。)

Their dashed journey underscores the insular nature of the Pakistan and Afghan militancy.(他們的失敗之旅證實了巴基斯坦和阿富汗交戰的孤立特點。)

A description of the great insular landsAustralia.