em·bed
verb/ɪmˈbed/
/ɪmˈbed/
(also imbed)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they embed | /ɪmˈbed/ /ɪmˈbed/ |
| he / she / it embeds | /ɪmˈbedz/ /ɪmˈbedz/ |
| past simple embedded | /ɪmˈbedɪd/ /ɪmˈbedɪd/ |
| past participle embedded | /ɪmˈbedɪd/ /ɪmˈbedɪd/ |
| -ing form embedding | /ɪmˈbedɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbedɪŋ/ |
- to fix something in a substance or solid object
把…牢牢地嵌入（或插入、埋入） - be embedded in something an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg
取出扎入他腿部的玻璃的手术 - (figurative) These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society (= felt very strongly and difficult to change).
这些看法在我们这个社会中根深蒂固。 - embed something/itself (in something) The bullet embedded itself in the wall.
子弹射进了墙里。
- be embedded in something an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg
- embed somebody to send a journalist, photographer, etc. to an area where there is fighting, so that they can travel with the army and report what is happening
派遣记者、摄影师等前往发生战斗的地区，以便他们能够随军队前往并报道正在发生的情况 - embedded reporters in the war zone
战区特派记者
- embedded reporters in the war zone
- embed something (linguistics) to place a sentence inside another sentence. In the sentence ‘I’m aware that she knows’, she knows is an embedded sentence.
嵌入（在 I’m aware that she knows 句中，she knows 为内嵌句）