install
/ɪnˈstɔːl/(亦作instal)
verb
(installed, installing)with obj.
1
- place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use安装, 设置(设备, 机器):
we're planning to install a new shower.
我们正打算安装一台新淋浴器。
2
- place (someone) in a new position of authority, especially with ceremony(尤指通过仪式)使就任, 使就职:
he was installed as Prime Minister in 1966.
他于1966年被任命为总理。
2.1
- establish (someone) in a new place, condition, or role安顿(某人), 安置(某人):
Ashley installed herself behind her table.
阿什利在她的桌子后面坐下来。
派生词
installer
noun词源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from medieval Latin installare, from in- 'into' + stallum 'place, stall'. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.