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insulate

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ˈɪnsəleɪt
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词根

"Insulate" 这个词源于拉丁词根 "-sul-",意味着“岛屿”,前面的“in-” 表示“使……成为”,所以 "insulate" 的本义就是“使...成为孤岛”。这也跟它现在的意思‘隔离’符合。

释义

vt. 隔离,使孤立;使绝缘,使隔热 [ 第三人称单数 insulates 现在分词 insulating 过去式 insulated 过去分词 insulated ]

例句

Huxley speculated that a coat of hair would insulate against loss of body heat and might streamline the body to reduce drag in flight.
赫胥黎推测,一层毛发可以隔离身体热量的流失,并可能使身体呈现流线型,以减少飞行中的阻力。
People should insulate their homes to conserve energy.
人们应该使住房隔冷以保存能量。
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?

强化记忆

记忆 "insulate" 你可以想象一个岛,整个过程就是你在围绕岛屿建造一道隔离带,从而“使它成为孤岛”。"Insulate" 是一个18世纪的词,最初用于形容把传热或传电的物体与环境隔开以防止能量损失的过程。随着时间推移,它的含义扩大了,也可以被用来形容把人或事物从某一环境或影响中隔离出来。

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to take advantage of a better interest rate,maybe you use the savings to insulate your attic.(Blue Bonds for Conservation)”
(Laughter)But somehow, we can insulate ourselves from this problem.It's not our problem.
in that it’s relatively temperature-stable,meaning it can insulate molecules against large shifts in heat.On Earth, these and other conditions in aquatic environments
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