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单词 inset
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(ɪnset)
Word forms: plural insets
1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Something that is inset with a decoration or piece of material has the decoration or material set inside it.
...a gold pendant, inset with a diamond. [+ with]
...the glass bricks inset high along the corridor's opposite wall.
2. countable noun
An inset is a small picture, diagram, or map that is inside a larger one.
I frequently paint between 10 and 20 insets for my murals.

inset in British English

verb (ɪnˈsɛt)Word forms: -sets, -setting or -set
1. (transitive)
to set or place in or within; insert
noun (ˈɪnˌsɛt)
2. 
something inserted
3.  printing
a. 
a small map or diagram set within the borders of a larger one
b.  another name for insert (sense 4)
4. 
a piece of fabric inserted into a garment, as to shape it or for decoration
5. 
a flowing in, as of the tide
Derived forms
insetter (ˈinˌsetter)
noun

inset in American English

(ɪnˈsɛt; ˈɪnˌsɛt; for n. ˈɪnˌsɛt)
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈset or inˈsetting
1. 
to set into something; insert
noun
2. 
something set in; insert
; specif.,
a. 
a smaller picture or map set within the border of a larger one
b. 
a piece of material set into a garment
Word origin
ME insetten < OE insettan, to set in, appoint < in-, in + settan, to set

Examples of 'inset' in a sentence
inset

What are we going to call the next inset day?
The Sun (2011)
In the inset picture he is menacingly pointing it towards the camera and staring down both barrels.
The Sun (2007)
He will take on villains including robotic antibodies and creepy doll monsters, inset below.
The Sun (2011)
The latter is set behind neat new brick walls inset with panels of Norfolk flint.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The building seemed to spring from the desert, with simple volumes and massive walls inset with tiny windows.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These stoves are designed to be inset into a wall or room partition, but your rooms do need to be reasonably open plan.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The pictures, inset right, show the lavish interior of an identical villa nearby.
The Sun (2010)
Or perhaps he'll put the chest away and don some more modest attire, pictured inset.
The Sun (2009)
Looking at this picture, inset above, makes me realise the sacrifice has been worth it.
The Sun (2014)
If you care what her face looks like, she's pictured inset.
The Sun (2009)
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