/,ɪn'leɪ; ɪn`le/
v (pt, pp inlaid / 9In5leId; In`led/) [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ A (with B); ~ B (in/into A) make a design on (a surface) by putting pieces of wood, metal, etc into it in such a way that the resulting surface is smooth; insert (pieces of wood, metal, etc) in this way 镶; 嵌入; 镶饰
*ivory inlaid with gold 镶金牙雕
* gold inlaid into ivory 牙雕上的金饰.

/'ɪnleɪ; `ɪn,le/
n [C, U]
1 design or pattern made by inlaying 嵌镶装饰或图案
*a wooden jewel-box with
(a) gold inlay 镶金木质首饰盒.
2 (in dentistry) (method of making a) solid filling of gold, plastic, etc for a hole in a tooth （牙科）（金、塑料等的）镶体, 镶补术.

n
[U and C]
a material which has been set into the surface of furniture, floors etc for decoration, or the pattern made by this
　a cedarwood casket with gold inlay
[C]
a substance used by a dentist to fill a hole in a decayed tooth