• vt. 隔離，使孤立；使絕緣，使隔熱

來自拉丁語insula,島，詞源同isle,-ate,使。即使成孤島的，引申詞義隔熱，絕緣。

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.

1. He continues to insulate his country from the contagion of foreign ideas.

他繼續(xù)使本國遠離外來思想的侵襲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Home owners are being encouraged to insulate their homes to save energy.

當局鼓勵房主給住房加隔熱裝置以節(jié)約能源。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove.

石棉能用來使烹調(diào)用的爐灶絕熱.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The function of a mammal's fur is to insulate the body.

哺乳動物皮毛的功能在于使身體保溫.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.

那天花板瓦能使房間隔熱.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》