insert

insert
verb
[with obj.]
  1. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing, especially with care
    (尤指仔细地)插入;嵌入;塞入
    Claudia inserted her key in the lock.
    克劳迪娅把钥匙插入锁中。
    ■include (text) in a piece of writing
    (在文章中)插入(文本)
    he immediately inserted a clause into later contracts.
    他立刻在随后的几份合同中插入一项条款。
    a notice has been inserted in the Journal.
    期刊里加插了一则通知。
    ■place (a spacecraft or satellite) into an orbit or trajectory
    把(宇宙飞船,人造卫星)射入轨道(或弹道)
    ■(一般作be inserted)(Biology)incorporate (a piece of genetic material) into a chromosome
    (生)(在染色体中)插入(基因材料)
  2. (be inserted)(Anatomy & Zoology)(of a muscle or other organ) be attached to a part, especially that which is moved
    (剖,动)(肌肉或其他器官)附着于某部位(尤指移动部分)
    the muscle that raises the wing is inserted on the dorsal surface of the humerus.
    使翅膀上扬的肌肉附着于肱骨的背面。
noun
  1. a thing that has been inserted, in particular
    插入物,尤指
    ■a loose page or section, typically one carrying an advertisement, in a magazine or other publication
    (杂志等出版物中的)插页(尤指广告附加页)
    ■an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into the plain material of a garment
    (服装面料的)布饰;绣饰
    ■a shot inserted in a film or video
    (电影、录像的)插入镜头
派生
insertable
adjective
inserter
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'include (text) in a piece of writing'): from Latin insert- 'put in', from the verb inserere, from in- 'into' + serere 'to join'
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