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in-sane /m'sem/ adj. 1 seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society ft # A # W ; ft # IISL (ft : Doctors certified him as insane. EXiEPJ'fikff ttAA0 o The prisoners were slowly going insane. 0 ^IEISIS ilkX EQ3 sane o note at mental 2 the insane noun [pi.] people who are insane H If A # (ft A;  a hospital for the insane i

3 (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous AiH§, It (ft; f*C$E(ft; j&l^lft: I must have been insane to agree

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This job is driving me insane (= making me feel very angry). iiffrlfAfelEflcMilT'o —see also insanity ► insanely adv.: He is insanely jealous.        „

in sani tary /m'saenatri; NAmE -teri/ (also un-sani-tary especially in NAmE) adj. dirty and likely to spread disease AX£(ft; Alp (ft 033 sanitary in san ity /m'saenati/ noun [U] 1 the state of being insane If If A#; fflffBSL; EKO madness:

He was found not guilty, by reason of insanity, fife III If# A 3 i f£ 2HI ft H o PTin sanity 2 actions that are very stupid and possibly dangerous A 5711 ft Eft It A; !fitJif(ftfr A madness, LUNACY: It would be sheer

insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather. XHj/.

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in sati able /m'seijabl/ adj. always wanting more of sth; not able to be satisfied AftftE.(ft; X'<£$(>£ (ft: an insatiable appetite/curiosity/thirst 77A$t/iL(ft#$;/ Kf-/ MM 0 There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers. AffMA®P(Mit#IJl#lf®lft IcAIKAAXlt^o ► in-sati-ably /-Jabli/ adv. in-scape /'inskeip/ noun {technical Ain) the inner nature of a person or thing as shown in a work of art, espe­cially in a poem ftB,

in-scribe /m'skraib/ verb [VN] ~ A (on/in B) | ~ B (with A) to write or cut words, your name, etc. onto sth % ■ • - It

tH ( iii§\     ) ; M; M: His name was inscribed

on the trophy, jik Eft 45 7 IE ^ IF J: 0 0 The trophy was inscribed with his name. ^ If ± M lr ftk (ft 45 7 „ o She signed the book and inscribed the words ‘with grateful thanks’on it. Mf£#±&T%,  “HiSt^kOift

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in scrip tion /in'skripjn/ noun words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal ( A If A (ft ) M

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in scrut able /in'skruitabl/ adj. if a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is hard to know what they are thinking or feeling, because they do not show any emotion at&&gift; MVimmW; IfffcHiMM Hn- scrut-abil-ity /in.skruita'bilati/ noun [U] in-scrut-ably /m'skrurtabli/ adv.

in-seam /'msi:m/ noun [sing.] (NAmE) = inside leg in-sect 0-w /’insekt/ noun

any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. Ants, bees and flies are all insects. & A: insect species H, A o insect repellent (= a chemical that keeps insects away) M A M o an insect bite A °T ^ — picture o page R29 —see also stick insect inadii Insect is often used to refer to other small creatures, for example spiders, although this is not correct scientific language. * insect         m*47

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in secti cide /m'sektisaid/ noun [C, U] a chemical used for killing insects AAlf'J;     — see also herbicide,

pesticide ► in-secti-cidal /in.sekti'saidl/ adj. in-sect-ivore /in'sektrvor(r)/ noun any animal that eats insects # A — compare carnivore, herbivore, omnivore ► in-sect-iv-or-ous /.insek'trvaras/ adj. in-se-cure /,insi'kjua(r); NAmE -’kjur/ adj. 1 not confi­dent about yourself or your relationships with other people HjfcX'ftf A (ft; XIEHEft: He’s very insecure about his appearance, fk*f i  0 She felt

nervous and insecure. ftk ll] M f£ A X o 2 not safe or protected A X & ift ; X&Pt(ft; A7fMft: Jobs nowadays are much more insecure than they were ten

years ago.    fcko As an

artist he was always financially insecure. fR A      4Tzt A

M., fik £ ££ ± & Ji          ^ o o Insecure doors and

windows (= for example, without good locks) make life easy for burglars.          EEE secure

► in-se-cure-ly adv. in-secur-ity /.insi'kjuarati; NAmE -'kjur-/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies): feelings of insecurity AX A $ o job insecurity X fAX          o We all have our fears

and insecurities.    i PA&^fRAX^So

in sem in ate /in'semineit/ verb [VN] (technical A io) to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her pregnant  : The cows are

artificially inseminated.   a ► in-

sem-in-ation /in.semi'neijn/ noun [U] — see also artifi­cial INSEMINATION

in-sens-ibil-ity /m.sensa'bilati/ noun [U] 1 {formal) the state of being unconscious X$P!h£; A^A# 2 the fact of not being able to react to a particular thing ( A $J(ft ) JfrA, X£j£Zt£A: insensibility to pain

in sens ible /in'sensabl/ adj. (formal) 1 [not before noun] ~ (to sth) unable to feel sth or react to it (     )

Xiii^;, XSJSt0A: insensible to pain/cold j|$ ^ 2 [not before noun] - (of sth) not aware of a situation or of sth that might happen A % ^

A 3\ unaware : They were not insensible of the risks, ffe ffl Xf £ * ja & # A '& A^iRo         EQ3 sensible

3 unconscious as the result of injury, illness, etc. A A ftl ^: He drank himself insensible, it        B? % A

^ A^0 ► in-sens-ibly /-ebli/ adv. in-sensi-tive /m'sensativ/ adj. ~ (to sth) 1 not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them (         ) AitvRPJ^J, jgA

AX' ^ unsympathetic : an insensitive remark o She’s completely insensitive to my feelings. $6 ik E A ffl & M 'tf o 2 not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them ( rt^tik ) If MA^PW, ffcAAtftJ: The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country. J&Jfr ^A^Po 3 not able to feel or react to sth (          ) X^^:, X&&: insensitive

to pain/cold  / MW 0 He seems completely

insensitive to criticism, ffkk     ^ A At o E22

sensitive ► in sensi tive ly adv. in sensi tiv ity /in.sensa- ‘tivati/ noun [U]

in sep ar able /in'seprabl/ adj. 1 ~ (from sth) not able to be separated (          ) A^^lft, #AJFlft:

Our economic fortunes are inseparable from those of Europe. Ifcfi]          iilP^^ESlS Ao 2 if people

are inseparable, they spend most of their time together and are very good friends A^llft ► in-sep- ar-ab-il-ity /in.sepra'bilati/ noun [U] in-sep-ar-ably /m'seprabli/ adv.: Our lives were inseparably linked.

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m verb /in'S3:t; NAmE in's3:rt/ [VN] 1 ~ sth (in/into/between sth) to put sth into sth else or between two things Hf A ; wc A : Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket.    p ,      0 They inserted a

tube in his mouth to help him breathe, ftkf] tiffed SIS TIS'•St 2 ~ sth (into sth) to add sth to a piece of writing (      ) $s|JP, fJPlS: Position the

cursor where you want to insert a word.

!SA^ii]ffti&Xo 0 Later, he inserted another paragraph into his will.

■ noun /'ins3:t; NAmE 'ms3:rt/ ~ (in sth) 1 an extra section added to a book, newspaper or magazine, especially to advertise sth ( 45111 (ft ) ISM, Tan 8-page insert on the new car models jjp (ft 8 ^ fr H -A X A 2 something that is put inside sth else, or added to sth else ISA^J; $I]!JP#J: These inserts fit inside any style of ' shoe.

in-ser-tion /in's3:Jn; NAmE in's3:rjn/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (in/into sth) the act of putting sth inside sth else; a thing that is put inside sth else jfiA; A; ISA#/: An examination is carried out before the insertion of the tube. I® A-^Wfj  2 [C, U] a thing that is

added to a book, piece of writing, etc.; the act of