insulator

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insulator — 名詞

  • insulatorsingular
  • insulatorsplural

1. a substance or object that stops or slows the movement of heat, electricity, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

絕緣體

阻止熱、電或聲音通過的物質

a substance or object that stops or slows the movement of heat, electricity, or sound from one place to another

例句

Rubber is a good electrical insulator, so electricians wrap it around wires for safety.

橡膠是良好的電絕緣體，所以電工會用它來包覆電線以確保安全。

collocation: good electrical insulator

Pablo installed foam insulator in his attic to keep the house warm in winter.

Pablo 在天花板裝了泡棉絕緣體，讓房子在冬天保持溫暖。

常見搭配
  • electrical insulator
  • thermal insulator
  • heat insulator
  • sound insulator
  • foam insulator
  • pipe insulator
  • good insulator
  • poor insulator
  • effective insulator
  • act as an insulator
  • serve as an insulator
同義詞
  • non-conductor

    more technical term, almost always for electricity rather than heat or sound

  • insulation

    uncountable mass noun referring to the material itself rather than an individual piece/substance

反義詞
  • conductor

    a substance that allows heat, electricity, or sound to pass through easily

文法句型

[adjective] insulator

insulator + against + [noun]

用法筆記

Can be modified by a preceding noun specifying the type — electrical insulator, thermal insulator, sound insulator. The object or energy being blocked is introduced by against (insulator against heat).

常見錯誤

Rubber is an insulation.
Rubber is an insulator.
insulation is the uncountable material or the process; an insulator is a specific item or substance.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • rubber insulator
  • fiberglass insulator
  • glass insulator
  • ceramic insulator

常用片語

  • act as an insulator
  • serve as an insulator
  • use something as an insulator

介系詞搭配

  • insulator against
  • insulator for