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insulate vt.使绝缘；隔离 (1) 我们可用橡胶使带电的电线绝缘。(2) 橡胶被用来使电线与外界绝缘。(3) 她的父母试图把她与危险的影响隔绝。(4) 用砖和石棉把炉子与周围所有的木制品隔开，这很重要。 You can insulate a wall to keep sound out, or insulate your house to keep cold air from getting inside. So, to insulate is to protect against unwanted changes. Sometimes this can mean keeping out the influence or beliefs of other people, like a parent who tries to insulate his children from people who have different cultures or beliefs. You can see this meaning in the origin of insulate: the Latin word insula, meaning “to make into an island.”

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英 ['ɪnsjuleɪt] 美 ['ɪnsəleɪt] (1) We can insulate a live wire with rubber.(2) Rubber is used to insulate electric wires.(3) Her parents tried to insulate her from dangerous influences.(4) It is important to insulate the furnace from any neighbouring woodwork with brick and asbestos. The verb insulate means "protect from heat, cold, or noise," like when you add an extra layer of clothing to insulate yourself from the cold. 1[VERB 动词]将…隔离(以免受外界影响) If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them.   [be V-ed from/against n]  [V n from/against n]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。Their wealth had insulated them from reality.财富将他们与现实隔离。insulationThey lived in happy insulation from brutal facts.他们幸福地生活在不受残酷现实干扰的世界里。2[VERB 动词]使隔热；使隔音 To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer.   [V n]  [V n from/against n]  [V-ed]  [V-ing]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。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？Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated?你们的冷热水管包好隔热层了吗？...a garment lined with a light insulating material.里子是轻便保暖材料的衣服3[VERB 动词]使绝缘 If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock.   [be V-ed]  [V-ing]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。...electrical insulating tape.绝缘胶带

英语单词	insulate
英美音标	英 ['ɪnsjuleɪt] 美 ['ɪnsəleɪt]
中文释义	vt.使绝缘；隔离
英语例句	(1) We can insulate a live wire with rubber. (2) Rubber is used to insulate electric wires. (3) Her parents tried to insulate her from dangerous influences. (4) It is important to insulate the furnace from any neighbouring woodwork with brick and asbestos.
中文例句	(1) 我们可用橡胶使带电的电线绝缘。 (2) 橡胶被用来使电线与外界绝缘。 (3) 她的父母试图把她与危险的影响隔绝。 (4) 用砖和石棉把炉子与周围所有的木制品隔开，这很重要。
vocabulary简明	The verb insulate means "protect from heat, cold, or noise," like when you add an extra layer of clothing to insulate yourself from the cold.
vocabulary扩展	You can insulate a wall to keep sound out, or insulate your house to keep cold air from getting inside. So, to insulate is to protect against unwanted changes. Sometimes this can mean keeping out the influence or beliefs of other people, like a parent who tries to insulate his children from people who have different cultures or beliefs. You can see this meaning in the origin of insulate: the Latin word insula, meaning “to make into an island.”
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]将…隔离(以免受外界影响) If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them. [be V-ed from/against n] [V n from/against n] 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。 Their wealth had insulated them from reality. 财富将他们与现实隔离。 insulation They lived in happy insulation from brutal facts. 他们幸福地生活在不受残酷现实干扰的世界里。 2 [VERB 动词]使隔热；使隔音 To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer. [V n] [V n from/against n] [V-ed] [V-ing] 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。 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？ Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated? 你们的冷热水管包好隔热层了吗？ ...a garment lined with a light insulating material. 里子是轻便保暖材料的衣服 3 [VERB 动词]使绝缘 If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock. [be V-ed] [V-ing] 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。 ...electrical insulating tape. 绝缘胶带

Insulate N Cold Verb 动词 From/Against [V Rubber