inlay
/ˈɪn.leɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪn.leɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)in-ˈlā ˈin-ˌlā/ (ame, mw) · /ˌɪnˈleɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnˈleɪ/ (ame, ipa)
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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'.