insulate
英 ['ɪnsjʊleɪt]
美['ɪnsəlet]
- vt. 隔离，使孤立；使绝缘，使隔热
词态变化
第三人称单数: insulates;过去式: insulated;过去分词: insulated;现在分词: insulating;
中文词源
insulate 使隔热，绝缘
来自拉丁语insula,岛，词源同isle,-ate,使。即使成孤岛的，引申词义隔热，绝缘。
英英释意
- 1. protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material;
- "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
- 2. place or set apart;
- "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
英文词源
- insulate (v.)
- 1530s, "make into an island," from Latin insulatus, from insula (see insular). Sense of "cause a person or thing to be detached from surroundings" is from 1785. Electrical/chemical sense of "block from electricity or heat" is from 1742. Related: Insulated; insulating.
同义词辨析
isolate, separate, segregate, insulate
这些动词均有"分开，分离，隔离"之意。
isolate： 侧重指完全分离、隔开，也指人或处于完全孤立的状态。
separate： 指一般意义上的分开或隔开。
segregate： 指把一群人或物从整体或主体中分离出来。
insulate： 指隔开、分离，尤指用某种东西阻挡从里面逃出或从外面进入的东西。作技术用词时，专指用某种绝缘体隔断通路。
考试真题
- Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉.
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实用场景例句
- He continues to insulate his country from the contagion of foreign ideas.
- 他继续使本国远离外来思想的侵袭。
柯林斯例句
- Home owners are being encouraged to insulate their homes to save energy.
- 当局鼓励房主给住房加隔热装置以节约能源。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove.
- 石棉能用来使烹调用的炉灶绝热.
《简明英汉词典》
- The function of a mammal's fur is to insulate the body.
- 哺乳动物皮毛的功能在于使身体保温.
《简明英汉词典》
- The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.
- 那天花板瓦能使房间隔热.
《简明英汉词典》
- They have found a way to insulate themselves against the cost of inflation.
- 他们找到了使自己免受通货膨胀影响的办法.
《简明英汉词典》
- Living in a high building tends to insulate us from the real life of the city.
- 住在高楼大厦中容易使我们与城市的现实生活相隔绝.
《简明英汉词典》
- It would be wrong to assume that rich countries will always be able to insulate themselves with drugs against the ravages of new diseases.
- 要是以为富国总能为自己备好药物以抵御新发疾病的侵害，那就错了。
柯林斯例句
- Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?
- 有什么办法可以使我们的住宅隔音吗？
辞典例句
- Variable levies can insulate farmers and consumers from world markets.
- 差价进口税可以把农民和消费者与世界市场隔离开来.
辞典例句
- Don't insulate your mother from everyday difficulties even if she is old.
- 不要使你母亲经常脱离日常的困难,尽管她已经老了.
辞典例句
- Please insulate the furnace from any wood.
- 请把这个炉子远离木头.
辞典例句
- Rubber is used to insulate electric wires.
- 橡胶被用来使电线与外界绝缘.
辞典例句
- Ocean freight is approximately $ 28.00 for the insulate board, and $ 10.00 for the standard hardboard, per 1,000 square feet.
- 海上运费, 每1000平方英尺绝缘板约28美元, 标准硬质纤维板为10美元.
互联网
- Double - glazing of windows helps to insulate the house from the cold weather.
- 给窗户装上双层玻璃有助于房子与严寒的气候绝缘.
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