insulate

英 [ˈɪnsjuleɪt]

美 [ˈɪnsəleɪt]

v.  使隔热; 使隔音; 使绝缘; 使免除(不愉快的经历); 使免受(不良影响); 隔离

过去分词：insulated　过去式：insulated　现在分词：insulating　第三人称单数：insulates　复数：insulates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使隔热；使隔音；使绝缘
  to protect sth with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through
  1. 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。
• 使免除（不愉快的经历）；使免受（不良影响）；隔离
  to protect sb/sth from unpleasant experiences or influences

柯林斯词典

• VERB 将…隔离(以免受外界影响)
  If a person or groupis insulated fromthe rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them.
  1. They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems...
     他们在想是否大城市的问题离自己的社区也已经不再遥远了。
  2. Their wealth had insulated them from reality.
     财富将他们与现实隔离。
• VERB 使隔热;使隔音
  Toinsulatesomething such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer.
  1. It will take almost 25 years to insulate the homes of the six million households that require this assistance...
     要为 600 万户有此需求的家庭进行住宅隔热隔音处理得花将近 25 年的时间。
  2. 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？
  3. Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated?
     你们的冷热水管包好隔热层了吗？
  4. ...a garment lined with a light insulating material.
     里子是轻便保暖材料的衣服
• VERB 使绝缘
  If a piece of equipmentis insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock.
  1. In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.
     为安全起见,该元件作了电绝缘处理。
  2. ...electrical insulating tape.
     绝缘胶带

英英释义

verb

• place or set apart
  1. They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
  Synonym:isolate
• protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
  1. We had his bedroom insulated before winter came

双语例句

• GDI accomplishes this goal by providing facilities to insulate your programs from the particular characteristics of different output devices.
  GDI通过提供将你的程序与不同输出设备特殊的特征相隔离的方便性完成这个目标。
• 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。
• IN THEORY central banks need independence to insulate them from meddling politicians'demands for easy money.
  从理论上说，中央银行需要独立性，避免干涉政治家对宽松货币政策的需求。
• 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。
• Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove. Cotton is suitable for wear in summer.
  石棉能被用来使一烹调用的炉灶绝热。棉制品适於夏季穿用。
• You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.
  你可以给窗户加上双层玻璃来防止房里的热散失。
• 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。
• In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.
  为安全起见，该元件作了电绝缘处理。
• Insulate Your Assets-Shut off the water supply to the irrigation system and protect the main shutoff valve against freezing.
  绝缘您的资产，切断水供应，灌溉系统和保护对冻结的主要截止阀。
• In the meantime, you have to insulate yourself from his moods.
  同时，你必须将你自己隔绝在他的情绪之外。