1. | ~ sth (in sth) 把…牢牢地嵌入（或插入、埋入）to fix sth firmly into a substance or solid object |
an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术 | |
The bullet embedded itself in the wall. 子弹射进了墙里。 | |
These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society(= felt very strongly and difficult to change) . 这些看法在我们这个社会中根深蒂固。 |
2. | ~ sb 派遣（战地记者、摄影记者等）to send a journalist, photographer, etc. to an area where there is fighting, so that he or she can travel with the army and report what is happening |
embedded reporters in the war zone 战区特派记者 |
3. | ~ sth 嵌入（在 I'm aware that she knows 句中，she knows 为内嵌句）to place a sentence inside another sentence. In the sentence ‘I'm aware that she knows’,she knows is an embedded sentence. |
