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)
(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。
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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
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'