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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
install
in·stall [install installs installed installing] BrE [ɪnˈstɔːl] NAmE [ɪnˈstɔːl] verb 1. ~ sth to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used • He's getting a phone installed tomorrow. • The hotel chain has recently installed a new booking system. 2. ~ sth to put a new program into a computer • I'll need some help installing the software. 3. ~ sb (as sth) to put sb in a new position of authority, often with an official ceremony • He was installed as President last May. 4. ~ sb/yourself (+ adv./prep.) to make sb/yourself comfortable in a particular place or position •We installed ourselves in the front row. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English (in sense 2): from medieval Latin installare, from in- ‘into’ + stallum ‘place, stall’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent. Example Bank: •A professionally installed alarm will cost from about £500. •An anti-theft device is installed in the vehicle. •He was recently installed as president of the National Medical Association. •Linux can be installed on most PCs or Macs. •Make sure the equipment is properly installed. •She saw her guests safely installed in their rooms and then went downstairs. •The loft ladder is easily installed. •The switches are cheap to buy and easy to install. •They estimate that four out of five child car seats are installed improperly. •Water softening units can be permanently installed into the plumbing system. •a recently installed swimming pool
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