動(dòng)詞 embed:

1. fix or set securely or deeply
   同義詞：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.
   魚叉擊中了但并沒有插入

em.bed

v.（動(dòng)詞）
em.bed.ded,em.bed.ding,em.beds
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To fix firmly in a surrounding mass:
使…嵌入：使…牢牢地安置在包圍物中：
例句：
embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.
把柱子嵌在水泥中；牢牢嵌在頁(yè)巖中的化石

To enclose snugly or firmly.
突然地或緊緊地包圍
To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole.
包埋：使…與周圍變成一個(gè)整體
Biology To enclose (a specimen) in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.
【生物學(xué)】 包住樣品：作切片用顯微鏡檢驗(yàn)前用支撐材料包裹（樣品）
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become embedded:
嵌入：
例句：
The harpoon struck but did not embed.
魚叉擊中了但并沒有插入

【引伸】
embed.ment
n.（名詞）