embed

动词 embed:

1. fix or set securely or deeply
   同义词：implant, engraft, imbed, plant
2. attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war

1. The harpoon struck but did not embed.
   鱼叉击中了但并没有插入

em.bed

v.（动词）
em.bed.ded,em.bed.ding,em.beds
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fix firmly in a surrounding mass:
使…嵌入：使…牢牢地安置在包围物中：
例句：
embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.
把柱子嵌在水泥中；牢牢嵌在页岩中的化石

To enclose snugly or firmly.
突然地或紧紧地包围
To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole.
包埋：使…与周围变成一个整体
Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.
【生物学】 包住样品：作切片用显微镜检验前用支撑材料包裹（样品）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become embedded:
嵌入：
例句：
The harpoon struck but did not embed.
鱼叉击中了但并没有插入

【引伸】
embed.ment
n.（名词）