◙ 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'