insulate
英['?nsj?le?t]
美['?ns?let]
- vt. 隔離，使孤立；使絕緣，使隔熱
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?insulates;過去式:?insulated;過去分詞:?insulated;現在分詞:?insulating;
中文詞源
insulate 使隔熱，絕緣
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。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He continues to insulate his country from the contagion of foreign ideas.
- 他繼續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約能源。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove.
- 石棉能用來使烹調用的爐灶絕熱.
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》