insulate /ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt/ CET6 TEM8 ( insulating, insulated, insulates )

• 1. 

  V-T To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold, heat, or noise by placing a layer of other material around it or inside it. 使隔 (冷) 热; 使隔音

  例：

  People should insulate their homes to conserve energy.

  人们应该使住房隔冷以保存能量。

  例：

  Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?

  有什么办法能使我们家隔音吗？

• 2. 

  V-T If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity from passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock. 使绝缘

  例：

  In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.

  为安全起见，该元件做了绝缘处理。

• 3. 

  V-T If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them. 使隔离

  例：

  They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems.

  他们想知道他们的社区是否不再与那些大城市的问题隔离。

• 4. 

  insulation N-UNCOUNT 隔绝

  例：

  They lived in happy insulation from brutal facts.

  他们生活在幸福中，与残酷事实相隔绝。