insert
verbto put something into something else or between two things 插入；嵌入 - insert something (in/into something)
Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. 把硬幣放進投幣口，按鈕取票。 They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. 他們在他嘴裏插了根導管幫助他呼吸。 - insert something between A and B
She picked up a knife and inserted it between the top of the drawer and the desk. 她拿起一把刀插進抽屜頂部和桌子之間的縫隙裏。
Extra ExamplesFine needles are gently inserted into the patient's skin. 尖細的針頭輕輕紮進病人的皮膚。 The artist digitally inserted himself into the picture. 這位藝術家用數字方式把自己的形象插入這張圖中。 He winced as the doctor inserted the needle. 醫生把針頭插進去時他疼得龇牙咧嘴。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- gently
- digitally
- …
- between
- in
- into
- …
- insert something (in/into something)
to add something to a piece of writing （在文章中）添加，加插 - insert something
Position the cursor where you want to insert a word. 把光標移到你想插入字詞的地方。 The program will automatically insert the replacement text. 程序將自動插入替代文本。 - insert something into something
Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will. 後來他在他的遺囑中又加了一段。 - insert something between A and B
The English translation is inserted between the lines of text. 英語譯文插在原文字裏行間。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- gently
- digitally
- …
- between
- in
- into
- …
- insert something
Word Originlate 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’.