insulate /ˈinsjuleit/ vt. 1. 隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.孩子们应该与战争的恐怖隔绝。The room was heavily insulated against all outside noise. 房间安装了严密的隔音设施以隔离外部所有噪音。2. 使绝缘，使隔热，使隔音：insulate an electric wire 使电线绝缘
insulated adj. 绝缘的；隔热的：The laboratory was well insulated against/from all outside noise. 实验室的隔音效果很好，听不到任何外面的噪声。The community was totally insulated from the outside world.这一小区完全不受外界的干扰。
