inlay
inlay — 名詞
- inlaysingular
- inlaysplural
1. a design or picture set into the flat top of furniture, a box, or another wooden
鑲嵌圖案
嵌入木器表面的裝飾花紋
a design or picture set into the flat top of furniture, a box, or another wooden object, where small shaped pieces of wood, metal, shell, or stone are fitted level with the surrounding surface.
The old jewellery box had a delicate flower inlay made from mother-of-pearl.
那個舊珠寶盒上面有一個用珍珠母做成的精緻花朵鑲嵌圖案。
noun: [material] inlay
Constanza ran her fingers over the silver inlay around the edge of the wooden tray.
Constanza 用手指輕輕摸著木製托盤邊緣的銀色鑲嵌。
collocation: [material] inlay around [object]
The guitar's neck was decorated with small inlays of abalone shell shaped like stars.
那把吉他的琴頸上裝飾著用鮑魚殼做成、形狀像星星的小鑲嵌。
plural: inlays of [material]
Karim's grandfather made chess boards with dark walnut inlay between the lighter squares.
Karim 的祖父會在較淺色的格子之間，用深色胡桃木鑲嵌來製作西洋棋盤。
Nila polished her great-aunt's writing desk, careful not to scratch the brass inlay around the drawer.
Nila 在擦拭姑婆的書桌時，特別小心不要刮到抽屜周圍的黃銅鑲嵌。
- mother-of-pearl inlay
- wood inlay
- decorative inlay
- delicate inlay
文法句型
inlay of [material]
[material] inlay
用法筆記
Often appears as 'mother-of-pearl inlay', 'wood inlay', or 'metal inlay' — the material doing the decoration usually comes before the word.
常見錯誤
2. in dentistry, a small piece of gold, porcelain, or similar hard material, shaped
嵌體；補牙塊
牙科用來補蛀洞的硬質鑲嵌片
in dentistry, a small piece of gold, porcelain, or similar hard material, shaped by a dentist so it matches the inside of a hole in your tooth, then fixed there with cement to mend the damage.
Otis chose a porcelain inlay because it matched the natural colour of his tooth.
Otis 選擇陶瓷嵌體，因為顏色和他原本的牙齒很接近。
collocation: [material] inlay
The dentist took an impression of Sade's molar before making the gold inlay.
牙醫在製作 Sade 的黃金嵌體之前，先做了她臼齒的齒模。
Brooke's dentist warned her that an inlay would cost three times more than a normal filling.
Brooke 的牙醫告訴她，做嵌體的花費會是一般補牙的三倍。
Adina's old inlay fell out while she was eating toffee at the cinema.
Adina 在電影院吃太妃糖的時候，舊的嵌體掉了出來。
- porcelain inlay
- gold inlay
- fit an inlay
- dental inlay
文法句型
a [material] inlay
fit an inlay
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is countable and always refers to a single dental piece. Subject is typically a dentist (when fitting) or a patient/tooth (when receiving).
常見錯誤
inlay — 動詞
- inlaypresent simple I / you / we / they
- inlayshe / she / it
- inlaidpast simple
- inlaying-ing form
1. to decorate the top of a wooden, metal, or stone object by cutting small spaces
鑲嵌；嵌入
把不同材質嵌進物體表面做裝飾
to decorate the top of a wooden, metal, or stone object by cutting small spaces into it and fitting pieces of a different material so that everything sits at one even level.
Wei's workshop inlays small wooden boxes with strips of brightly coloured wood.
Wei 的工作室會在小木盒上鑲嵌色彩鮮豔的木條。
pattern: inlay [object] with [material]
The lid of the chest was inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers and silver leaves.
那個櫃子的蓋子上鑲嵌著珍珠母做的花朵和銀色的葉子。
common passive: be inlaid with [material]
Paul learned how to inlay guitar necks with thin pieces of abalone shell.
Paul 學會了如何在吉他的琴頸上鑲嵌薄薄的鮑魚殼片。
infinitive: how to inlay [object] with [material]
Élise's grandmother inlaid the kitchen table with tiny blue tiles from Lisbon.
Élise 的祖母在廚房餐桌上鑲嵌了從里斯本帶回來的藍色小磁磚。
The jeweller in Jaipur had inlaid tiny diamonds along the gold ring's outer edge.
齋浦爾的珠寶師傅在金戒指的外緣鑲嵌了一排小小的鑽石。
active: subject inlays [object] with/along...
- inlay with mother-of-pearl
- inlaid with gold
- inlaid with silver
- be inlaid into [surface]
文法句型
inlay [object] with [material]
[material] inlaid in/into [object]
inlaid with [material]
用法筆記
Frequently passive — 'be inlaid with X' is the most common form. The past tense and past participle are both 'inlaid', not 'inlayed'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- inlaid形容詞C1
- inlayer名詞C2