install

/ɪnˈstɔːl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

安装;设置(设备、软件);使正式就任;把……安顿在(某处)

释义与例句

v. 安装;设置(设备、软件)
to put equipment in place and connect it for use; to put software onto a computer
  1. Workers will install the new boiler tomorrow.
    工人们明天安装新锅炉。
  2. It only takes a minute to install the app.
    安装这个应用只需一分钟。
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  1. They installed security cameras at every entrance.
    他们在每个入口都装了监控摄像头。
v. 使正式就任;把……安顿在(某处)
to put someone in an important job or position, often in a ceremony; to settle someone somewhere comfortably
  1. The new president was installed last Friday.
    新校长于上周五正式就任。
  2. She installed herself on the sofa with a cup of tea.
    她捧着杯茶安然坐上了沙发。
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  1. He was installed as head of the research team.
    他就任研究团队负责人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记 install software(安装软件)、be installed as(就任);名词‘安装’是 installation,‘分期付款的一期’是 instalment,别混。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • installation 安装;装置;就职
    名词,如 installation instructions(安装说明)。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • instalment 分期付款中的一期;(连载的)一部分
    instalment(英式拼法,美式 installment)是名词‘分期付款的一期’,install 是动词‘安装’。pay in monthly instalments(按月分期付款)与 install an air conditioner(安装空调)意义完全不同;把‘安装’写成 instalment 是常见拼写混淆(×)。
    We pay the rent in two instalments each term. 我们每学期的房租分两期支付。
常见搭配
  • install software/a program 安装软件/程序
    Follow these steps to install the program. 按照这些步骤安装该程序。
  • be installed in 被安装于;安顿在
    Air conditioners have been installed in all classrooms. 所有教室都安装了空调。