insulate
翻译
使隔热, 使绝缘, 使隔离
例句
You should insulate your home to save energy.
你应该给你的房子做隔热处理以节约能源。
The wires were insulated with a plastic coating.
电线用塑料涂层绝缘。
He was insulated from the realities of poverty.
他与贫困的现实隔绝了。
语法模式
((sth.)) ((against/from sth.)) 使…免受… We need to insulate the pipes against the cold.
近义词
同义词: isolate, protect, shield, cushion
词源
来自拉丁语“insula”，意思是“岛屿”。它的意思是使某物像岛屿一样，即被隔离。
记忆技巧
想象一下，在某物周围放置一个保护“岛”来“隔离”它。