insulate sth from sth
A layer of felt insulates the wires from the metal case.
一层毛毡将这些电线与金属外壳隔开。
使绝缘;使隔热;使隔音
insulates — third person singular of insulate
使隔离;使孤立;使分离、隔开或孤立。;用非导体等将物体或材料与其他隔开,以防电、热等传递。;隔离;[医] 绝缘
To cover or surround something with a material that prevents heat, sound, or electricity from passing through.
使分离、隔开或孤立。
To separate, detach, or isolate.
用非导体等将物体或材料与其他隔开,以防电、热等传递。
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
一般现在时
They insulate the attic every winter.
他们每年冬天给阁楼做隔热。
一般过去时
We insulated the pipes last month.
我们上个月给管道做了保温。
现在完成时
He has insulated the entire house.
他已经给整栋房子做了隔热。
意为“使绝缘,隔离”,尤指用材料阻挡热、冷或噪音。
We need to insulate the attic to reduce heating costs.
我们需要给阁楼加保温层来降低取暖费用。
用法提示:动词原形,表示给某物加隔热材料以保暖。
The electrician insulated the wires with rubber tape.
电工用橡胶胶带将电线绝缘。
用法提示:过去式,表示用电工胶带包裹以防电泄露。
Double-glazed windows help insulate the house from outside noise.
双层玻璃窗有助于隔音,减少室外噪音。
用法提示:动词原形,表示隔离声音。
A layer of felt insulates the wires from the metal case.
一层毛毡将这些电线与金属外壳隔开。
Double glazing insulates the room against noise.
双层玻璃可以使房间免受噪音干扰。
insulate sth from 侧重隔离、分离;insulate sth against 侧重阻挡热量、噪音等;be insulated from 为被动用法,常表示“不受……影响”。
No one is insulated from the effects of the crisis.
没有人能免受这场危机的影响。
isolate 强调把人或物与周围完全分开;insulate 侧重用屏障隔开并常含保护或阻断能量传递的意味,抽象隔离时二者可互换。
separate 是通用词,指一切分开;insulate 特指有意识地隔开以起保护或阻断作用,语域更正式。
detach 多指物理上从整体拆下,强调原本有连接;insulate 指隔开而非拆开,也可用于抽象层面。
cut off 为非正式短语,语气强,常指彻底断绝联系或供应;insulate 语气缓和,侧重隔离而非断绝。
segregate 常用于人群或群体的隔离,多含强制或负面意味;insulate 为中性词,不涉及人群。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to insulation my house before winter.
正确表达I need to insulate my house before winter.
insulation 是名词,而这里需要用动词原形,所以应改为 insulate。
grammar · medium
易错句子This jacket insulates you cold.
正确表达This jacket insulates you from the cold.
insulate 是及物动词,表示“使隔热、防冷”时,被阻挡的事物前要用 from 或 against,不能直接把 cold 放在宾语后面。
就‘使隔绝/隔离’或‘加防护层以隔绝’义而言,反义为 expose,强调去除保护、使人与外界直接接触。
就‘使绝缘/隔热/隔音’(阻止热、电等传递)义而言,反义为 conduct,强调允许热或电流通过。
就‘使分离/孤立’义而言,反义为 connect,强调建立联系或接通,而非隔开。
insulate 强调用材料或屏障阻止热、电、声音等传递,常译作‘使绝缘/隔热/隔音’;isolate 强调把人或物分开、单独放置,常译作‘隔离/孤立’,不是物理意义上的绝缘。
给房子加隔热层
We insulated the house to keep the heat in during winter.
我们给房子加了隔热层,以便冬天保暖。
给管道加保温层
Plumbers insulated the hot water pipes to prevent heat loss.
水管工给热水管加了保温层,以防止热量散失。
使与…隔绝;使免受…影响
She insulated her children from the pressures of celebrity life.
她让子女免受名人生活压力的影响。
使免受…影响;抵御
Diversifying your investments can insulate you against market crashes.
分散投资可以让你免受市场崩盘的影响。
绝缘材料;隔热材料
Rubber is a common insulating material for electrical wires.
橡胶是电线常用的绝缘材料。
用…做隔热处理
The walls were insulated with foam boards.
墙壁用泡沫板做了隔热处理。
insulate 常与 thermal 搭配,指隔热或保温,如 thermal insulation。
泡沫是常见的绝缘材料,用于填充空隙以阻挡热量、声音或电流。
电线需要 insulate 以防漏电或短路,因此 wiring 与绝缘密切关联。
良好的绝缘能减少能量损失,常见于节能建筑或设备的讨论中。
insulate 也用于隔音,soundproof 强调阻隔声音的效果,两者常在同一语境出现。
使免受;抵御
Regular exercise can insulate you against many health problems.
经常锻炼能使你免受许多健康问题的困扰。
保护某人免受…的影响
The shelter insulated the homeless from the harsh winter weather.
收容所让无家可归的人免受严冬之苦。
脱离现实;与现实隔绝
Living in a country mansion, the novelist was largely insulated from reality.
住在乡间别墅里,这位小说家大抵与现实隔绝。
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