insulate

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) 熱; 使隔音

People should insulate their homes to conserve energy. 人們應該使住房隔冷以保存能量。

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

有什麽辦法能使我們家隔音嗎？

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. 使絕緣

In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated. 爲安全起見，該元件做了絕緣処理。

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

They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems. 他們想知道他們的社區是否不再與那些大城市的問題隔離。

4. insulationN-UNCOUNT 隔絕

They lived in happy insulation from brutal facts. 他們生活在幸福中，與殘酷事實相隔絕。