insulate
verb- insulate something (from/against something)
to protect something with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through 使隔熱；使隔音；使絕緣 Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement 裝飾和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修／翻新／修繕樓房／房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把樓房／房子／房間／改建成住房／辦公室／公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
擴建／擴大房屋／樓房／房間／廚房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
（在房子後面）擴建；（在某處）增建；建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒／拆除房子／住房／樓房／牆壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
將兩個房間的隔牆打通
Decoration 裝飾 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置／油漆／裝飾住房／房子／公寓／房間 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
給牆壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
貼／去除牆紙 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安裝／更換／拆除浴室的固定裝置／附加設備 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
鋪設木地板／平台木板／地磚／地毯／露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上／取下圖畫／繪畫／海報／簾子
DIY/home improvement 自己動手；房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己動手做；做木匠活；鋪設管道；鋪設線路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加／安裝中央供暖系統／地暖系統／隔熱材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安裝雙層玻璃／煙霧報警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子／住房／牆壁／管道／熱水箱／閣樓裏加隔熱裝置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
維修房頂／裂縫／管子／管道系統／漏水的水龍頭 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住／疏通管道／洗滌池 - make/drill/fill a hole
開／鑽／填一個洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
錘進／拔出釘子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
擰緊／擰鬆／擰開螺絲釘 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
鋸／切割／加工木料；給木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
- insulate somebody/something from/against something
to protect somebody/something from unpleasant experiences or influences 使免除（不愉快的經歷）；使免受（不良影響）；隔離 Until now the industry has been insulated from economic realities. 迄今爲止，該行業一直與經濟現實隔絕。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning to make land in to an island): from Latin insula ‘island’ + -ate.