insulate
insulate
verb
[with obj.](常作be insulated)
verb
[with obj.](常作be insulated)
- protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound
使隔热；使隔音
the room was heavily insulated against all outside noise.
房间安装了严密的隔音设施以隔离外部所有噪音。
■prevent the passage of electricity to or from (something) by covering it in non-conducting material
使绝缘
the case is carefully insulated to prevent short circuits.
盒子经过仔细绝缘以防短路。
■(figurative)protect from the unpleasant effects or elements of something
(喻)保护…免受不良影响；使免除（不利因素）
he claims that the service is complacent andinsulated from outside pressures.
他宣称服务很殷勤，且不受外界压力的影响。 - (archaic)make (land) into an island
(古)使（陆地）成岛
the village was insulated by every flood of the river.
每次河水泛滥，村子便成了孤岛。
- mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin insula 'island' + -ate
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