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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

insert [ɪn'səːt]
  1. 1. vt. [+object] (into sth) 插入
  2. 2. vt. (between two things) 夹
  3. 3. vt. [+word] (into text) 插入
  4. 4. noun [c] (in magazine,book) 插页

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

insert [ɪnˈsɜːrt] [ˈɪnsɜːrt]
  1. 1. vt. 加插,内嵌,引入
  2. 2. vt. 把……插进……,把……放在……中
  3. 3. vt. 塞进,塞入
    Insert your ticket into the slot.
    请把票插入缝中。
  4. 4. vt. 随意插入临时加入
  5. 5. n.[c] 内页刊物
  6. 6. n.[c] 插入物,嵌入
  7. 7. n.[c] 插播
  8. 8. n.[c] 插入镜头

Collins English-English Dictionary

insert
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to put in or between; introduce
  2. 2. vt. to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate
  3. 3. n something inserted
  4. 4. n a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
  5. 5. n a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
  6. 6. n another word for cut in
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C16: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from in-2 + serere to join

Examples

The legends of the insert picture help us know the parameter of the car.
插图帮助我们了解这车的参数。
Insert the lower blade of the scissors into the hole and cut.
将剪刀靠下部分的刀刃插入洞中,并开始剪。
insert a new page
把插头插上
insert the plug in a socket; plug in
他不知道如何在文档中输入分数线,就去问同事。
He doesn't know how to insert the cut-off line in the file and had to ask his colleagues.
小时候我们自己做过捻捻转儿,剪一个圆纸片儿,中间插个竹签做轴,一捻就转了。
In our childhood, we made wooden tops: cut out a round strip of paper, insert a bamboo stick as a shaft, twist it, and it will rotate at once.
不要在一个接线板上插满插头,那样做不安全。
Do not insert too many plugs in a connection panel, as it is not safe.
安插增刊
insert supplements

nciku Video Note

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  • Scene:

    插发簪 / sticking hairpins in a cushion

  • Examples:

    把手插在口袋里

  • Description:

    插 means to insert something thin into something else. It also means to interpose.

Related video notes: 插、扎、叮、蜇

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