Insert



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 插入
• ［英］ v. 插入 ( to put or fit into something else)
• ［记］ in ( 进入) +sert ( 插, 放) -> 插进去 -> 插入
• ［同］ 同根词: exsert ( 突出, 伸出)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Latin insertus, past participle of inserere, from in- + serere to join — more at series
• Date: 1529
• transitive verb
  • 1. to put or thrust in <insert the key in the lock><insert a spacecraft into orbit>
  • 2. to put or introduce into the body of something ; interpolate <insert a change in a manuscript>
  • 3. to set in and make fast; especially to insert by sewing between two cut edges
  • 4. to place into action (as in a game) <insert a new pitcher>
• intransitive verb
  • of a muscle to be in attachment to the part to be moved
• Synonyms: see introduce
• ? inserter noun

II. noun

• Date: circa 1889
• something that is inserted or is for insertion; especially written or printed material inserted (as between the leaves of a book)

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