embed

/im'bed/ Cách viết khác : (imbed) /im'bed/

Thân thiện

The journalist was embedded with the unit to report from the front.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To fix or set something firmly and deeply into a surrounding mass or material: This is the core meaning, describing the physical act of inserting one object into another so it becomes securely held.
   • To attach or incorporate something so it becomes an integral part of a whole: This extends the meaning to abstract concepts, such as integrating ideas, data, or personnel into a system or group.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (transitive):
  • The jeweler will embed the diamond securely in the gold setting.
  • The fossil was deeply embedded in the rock.
  • The journalist was embedded with the army unit to report on the conflict.
  • These values are embedded in the company's culture.

Advanced Usage

• Embedded journalism: A practice where journalists are attached to military units during conflicts.

  • The network's correspondent provided reports as part of an embedded journalism program.

• Embedded system: A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system.

  • Modern cars contain dozens of embedded systems to control various functions.

Variants and Related Words

• Embedded (adjective): Describes something that is fixed firmly within something else.

  • The embedded shrapnel required surgery to remove.

• Embedding (noun): The process or result of embedding.

  • The embedding of sensors in the fabric allows for health monitoring.

Synonyms

• Implant: To insert or fix something, especially in tissue or the mind.
• Inset: To set something into a surface.
• Encase: To enclose or cover something completely.
• Incorporate: To take in or contain something as part of a whole.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Embed" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed directly or with prepositions like "in" or "with.")

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the word "embed" as their core component.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
   • The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division
2. fix or set securely or deeply
   • He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
   • The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

Từ đồng nghĩa

• implant
• engraft
• imbed
• plant