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to decorate the surface of something by putting pieces of wood or metal into it in such a way that the surface remains smooth 镶嵌；把（图案等）嵌入 - A is inlaid (with B)
The lid of the box had been inlaid with silver. 盒盖上镶嵌着银饰。 🔊🔊 - B is inlaid (into A)
Gold and silver had been inlaid into the lid of the box. 盒子的盖子里已经镶嵌了金和银。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in- ‘into’ + lay (verb).- A is inlaid (with B)