Engrave



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 在 ( 硬物) 上雕刻
• ［英］ v. 在 ( 硬物) 上雕刻 ( cut or carve words, designs on a hard surface)
• ［类］ hack : carve / gouge : engrave ( 乱砍不是雕刻 / 凿削不是铭刻)
• ［例］ His initials were engraved on the cigarette case.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (engraved; engraving)

• Etymology: Middle French engraver, from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave
• Date: 1509
• 1.
  • a. to impress deeply as if with a graver <the incident was engraved in his memory>
  • b. to form by incision (as on wood or metal)
• 2.
  • a. to cut figures, letters, or designs on for printing; also to print from an engraved plate <an engraved invitation>
  • b. photoengrave
• ? engraver noun

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