in-su-la-tor
/'msjuleit0(r); NAmE -sal-/ noun a material or device used
to prevent heat, electricity, or sound from escaping from sth隔热（或绝缘、隔音等的）材料（或
装置）
in.su.lin
/'msjalm;
NAmE -sal-/ noun [U] a chemical substance
produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood (by
influencing the rate at which it is removed); a similar artificial substance
given to people whose bodies do not produce enough natur- ally胰岛素：insuHn-dependent diabetes胰岛素依赖型糖
尿病
in-SUit 〇-•» verb, noun
■
verii /m’SAlt/ [VN] to say or do sth that
offends sb 辱 骂；侮辱；冒犯：I have never been so
insulted in my h%/我一生中众未被如此侮辱过！
◊
She /dt fritted by the tow ojfer.那么低的出价使她觉得受到了侮辱。
■
noun /'msAlt/ ~ (to sb/sth) a remark or an action that is said or done
in order to offend sb 辱骂；侮辱；冒犯：
The
crowd were shouting insults at the police.
辱骂着警察。◊ His comments were
seen as an insuZt to the president.他的评论被看成是对主席的冒犯。◊ 77te questions
were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy). 那些问题（简单得）有辱我们的智慧。see add in-suiting 0-n /m'SAltiri/ adj.
~ (to sb/sth) causing or intending to cause sb to feel
offended侮辱的；有冒犯性的；无礼的：insisting remarks 侮辱性的话语◊ She was reaHy
insisting to me. 她对我实在粗鲁无礼。
in-su-per-able /in'suiparabl; BrE also
-'sju:-/ adj. (formal) (of difficulties, problems, etc.困难、问邊等)that cannot be dealt with
successfully无法:克服的；不可逾越的
KT!1 INSURMOUNTABLE
in-sup-port-able
/.ms^paitabl;
/VAmf -'poirt-/ adj. so bad or difficult that you cannot accept it or
deal with it 难以接受的；棘手的BH3
intolerable in-Slirance /in'Xuarans; -X〇:r-; NAmE -'Jur-/ noun
1 [U, C]〜（against sth) an arrangement
with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to
pay the costs, for example, if you die or are ill/sick, or if you lose or
damage stii 保险：life/ car/travei/Tiouse/ioM^ etc.
insurance 人寿、汽车、
行平安、豪庭财产等保险◊ to have adequate
fnsum/tce cover 看足_的保险保障◊ to tofce out insurance against
_/?re and 办
S 泌险和盗窃保险◊ insurance premiums
(= the regular payments made for insurance) <>
Can you claim for the loss on your insur-
ance?你能向你投保的公司要求赔偿这一损失吗？
一see also National Insurance 2 [U] the business of providing people with
insurance 业：an insurance brofcer/company 保险经纪人
/ 公司◊ He worfo in fnsur- cmce.他在保险业工作。3 [Uj money paid by or to
an insurance company 保险费；保费：to pay insurance on your house 交隹房保险金◊ When her husband
di’ed, she received £50 000 i'n insurance.她丈夫去世，她得到了一
笔 5 万英镑的保险金。4
[U, C卜(against sth) something you do to protect
yourself against sth bad happening in the future (防备不测的）保障措施，安全保证：At that time people had
large families as an insurance against some (Mdren dying•那时人们养的子女很多，以防有孩子
夭折。
insurance adjuster noun {NAmE) = loss
adjuster insurance policy noun a written contract between
a person and an insurance company 保险单：a travel insurance poZfqy 旅行保险单◊ (^gwraf/ve) AZways
make a backup disk 〇5 cm insurance policy.为保险起见，每次都
要做备份磁盘。
in-sure
/in'Ju0(r); -'X〇*(r); NAmE -'Xur/ verb 1 ~ (yourself/ sth) (against/for sth) to buy insurance so that
you will receive money if your property, car, etc. gets damaged or stolen, or
if you get ill/sick or die _投_保；给…保险： [VN] The paiTiring is
fnsured /〇/•幻 miHion.这幅鈿画投 了
100 万元的保险。◊ Lucfciiy he had
insured himseZj against 〖cmg-term iHness.幸运命是，他为自己投保了苌
期病险。◊ ifiguratiw)
Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themseZves against ZoneZiness in
oZd age.养
<艮_
孩子是他们预防老年孤寂的一种办法。◊ [V] We strong^
recommend insuring against sickness or injury.
建议投伤病保险。2 [VN] to sell insurance to
sb for sth 接受投保；承保：r/ie company can re_/i/5e
to insure a property t/iat does not have window Zocfo.保险公司可以 拒绝为没有窗锁的房产提供保险。3(«pec/fl//yAMm£)
=ENSURE
in-sured /m'Juad;
-'X〇：d; NAmE-'Jurd/ adj. 1 ~ (to do sth) | 〜（against sth) having insurance #保险的：Was the vehfde insured?那辆车上保险了吗？
◊
Ybu’re not insured to drive our car.如并義们知车不忐保险范围内。◊ Jt isn’t insured
against the允它沒%买盗给险。2
the
insured noun {pi. the insured) {law #) the person who has made an agreement with an insurance
company and who receives money if, for example, they are ill/sick or if they
lose or damage sth 受保又
in-surer /m'J'uara(r); -'Joir-; NAmE -'Jur-/ noun a person or company that provides people
with insurance 承保
人；保险公司
in-sur-gency /in'saidsansi; NAmE-'S3：rd3-/ noun [u, C] {pi. -ies) an attempt to take control of a country by
force 起 义；叛乱；造反 S33 rebellion—see also counterinsurgency
ent /in_S3:d33nt; A/Amf -_S3:rd3-/ now/i [usually pi.] a
person fighting against the government or armed forces of their own country 起义者；叛乱者；造
反者 rebel ► in sur ^ent adi. HTl rebellious
in-surmount-able /.insa'mauntabl; NAmE -sar'm-/ adj. (/bmw/) (of difficulties, problems, etc.困难、问题等）
that
cannot be dealt wAi successfully 无法的；_ 以解决的；不可逾越的saa INSUPERABLE in-surreotion /.msa'rekfn/ noun [C, u] a situation in which a large group of
people try to take political control of their own country with violence 起义； 叛乱；暴动 uprising ► in-surrec-tion-ary
/.msa'rekjenari;
NAmE -neri/ adj. in-tact /m'taekt/ adj. [not usually before noun] complete and not damaged 完碎无损；■完整
Hn undamaged
： Most of the house remains intact even
after two hundred years.虽然过了两百年，这房子的大部分还保持完好。◊ He emerged from
the trial with his reputation intact, ftfe 4受审获释，名誉丝毫未受损害。
in-take /'mteik/ noun 1 [u, C] the amount of food, drink, etc. that
you take into your body (食物、饮料等的）摄
取量，吸入量：high _/Iuid iVitafce 高液痦最―◊ to reduce your
daily mtafce o/saZt 减少每天的金盐量
2 [C，U] the number of people who
are allowed to enter a school, college, profession, etc. during a particular
period (一 定时期内）纳入的义数：the annuaZ student fntafce每年 招也向新生人数
3 [C]
a place where liquid, air，etc. enters a machine (机器上的液体、空气等的
> 进口： the afr//ueZ mtafce 进气口；加燃料口
4 [C，usuaHy sing.] an act of
taking sth in, especially breath n灰收；也入；
(尤指）吸气：a sha/p intafce 〇/ breath 猛杈一口气 in-tan-gible /m'taend30bl/ adj. 1 that exists but that is difficult to describe,
understand or measure 难以形容
(或理解）的；不易度量的：77ie oW bui/din^ had an
htangibie air 〇/sadness about it.那座旧建筑笼罩着一种
说不出的悲凉气氛。◊ T7ie bene/iits are fntangiWe.好‘ 是难以if算命。2 (fcws/ness 商）that does not exist as a
physical thing but is still valuable to a company 无形的 (指没有实体存在的资本性资产）：fntangiWeonsets/ property 无形资产 / 财产 BEQ tangible
►
in tan gible noun [usually pi.] ： intangibles such as staff
morale and goodwiH员工士气和商誉之类的无形资产
in-tarsia /in'taisia; NAmE -'ta:rs-/
noun [u] {art H^) the making of flat designs using different colours of
wood 细木镶嵌:n艺
in-te-ger /'mtid30(r)/ noun {mathematics Wi) a whole number, such as 3 or 4 but not 3.5 整数一compare fraction(2)
in-te-gral /'intigral;
in'teg-/ adj. 1 ~ (to sth) being an essential part of stii 必需沾；示可或缺的：Music is an mtegraZ part 〇/ the schooZ’s curriculum.善乐是这所学校 的课程中基本的一环。0 PracticaZ experience is
integraZ to the course.这门课舍也包括实践经验。2
[usually
before noun] included as part of sth, rather than supplied separately 作为组成細分的：AH models have an mtegmZ CD
piayer.所有型号都有内置的激光唱片机。3 [usually