insulate
verb /ˈɪnsjuleɪt/
/ˈɪnsəleɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they insulate | /ˈɪnsjuleɪt/ /ˈɪnsəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it insulates | /ˈɪnsjuleɪts/ /ˈɪnsəleɪts/ |
| past simple insulated | /ˈɪnsjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnsəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle insulated | /ˈɪnsjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnsəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form insulating | /ˈɪnsjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪnsəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- insulate something (from/against something) to protect something with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through
使隔热；使隔音；使绝缘 - Home owners are being encouraged to insulate their homes to save energy.
当局鼓励房主在住房加隔热装置以节约能源。
Wordfinder- battery
- charge
- conduct
- connect
- electricity
- generate
- insulate
- power
- switch
- wire
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴／去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
自己动手；房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开／钻／填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进／拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
- Home owners are being encouraged to insulate their homes to save energy.
- insulate somebody/something from/against something to protect somebody/something from unpleasant experiences or influences
使免除（不愉快的经历）；使免受（不良影响）；隔离 - Until now the industry has been insulated from economic realities.
迄今为止，该行业一直与经济现实隔绝。
- Until now the industry has been insulated from economic realities.
词源mid 16th cent. (originally meaning to make land in to an island): from Latin insula ‘island’ + -ate.