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inset

/noun in-set; verb in-set/US // noun ˈɪnˌsɛt; verb ɪnˈsɛt //

镶边,嵌入,嵌套,镶嵌

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something inserted; insert.
    • : a small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one.
    • : influx.
    • : the act of setting in.
    • : a piece of cloth or other material set into a garment, usually as an ornamental panel.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·set, in·set·ting.

    • : to set in or insert, as an inset: to inset a panel in a dress.
    • : to insert an inset in: to inset a mounting with jewels.

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Examples

  • There was often an inset of a leering, grinning man holding a cigar observing the event.

  • Its controls are pretty sparse, with buttons for playback control and voice assistant access, and inset into the oh-so-slightly indented rubber top, making me prefer using my phone to adjust it rather than touching the Roam itself.

  • The jewelry—rock crystals inset in silver—was bold but not ostentatious thanks to its antique finish and heirloom quality.

  • The intricate perforations of the lamp were inset with colored glass, and the result was a subdued and warm illumination.

  • No helicopters swung their blades above; there were only the bulge of a conning tower and the heavy inset glasses of the lookouts.

  • She was twisting at an inset handle around which faint lines indicated the door edge.

  • Jason asked, handing the outcast a flat gold case inset with a single large diamond.

  • Randall saw that it was lit by squares inset in the walls that glowed with crimson light.