inlay
verb [often passive]to decorate the surface of something by putting pieces of wood or metal into it in such a way that the surface remains smooth 镶嵌;把(图案等)嵌入 - A is inlaid (with B)
The lid of the box had been inlaid with silver. 盒盖上镶嵌着银饰。 - B is inlaid (into A)
Gold and silver had been inlaid into the lid of the box. 金和银已经镶嵌在盒盖上。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in- ‘into’ + lay (verb).- A is inlaid (with B)