To engrave means to cut words or designs onto a hard surface like wood, metal, or stone. It can also metaphorically mean to impress something deeply into someone's memory or mind.
To engrave means to cut words or designs onto a hard surface like wood, metal, or stone. It can also metaphorically mean to impress something deeply into someone's memory or mind.
[VERB 动词]雕刻 If you engrave something with a design or words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words into its surface.
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Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost...
可以免费在你的婚戒上刻上你的题字。
Harrods will also engrave your child's name on the side...
哈罗兹还会将你孩子的名字刻在侧面。
I'm having 'John Law' engraved on the cap.
我要在笔帽上刻上John Law。
...a bottle engraved with her name.
刻着她名字的瓶子
...an engraved crystal goblet.
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en·grave/ɪnˈɡreɪv; NAmEɪnˈɡreɪv/verb[often passive ]to cut words or designs on wood, stone, metal, etc. 在…上雕刻（字或图案）engraveA (with B) ◆The silver cup was engraved with his name.银杯上刻有他的名字。engraveB on A ◆His name was engraved on the silver cup.他的名字刻在了银杯上。IDIOMbe engraved on/in your ˈheart, ˈmemory, ˈmind, etc.to be sth that you will never forget because it affected you so strongly 牢记，铭记，深深印入（心中、记忆中、头脑中等）engraveengravesengravedengravingen·grave/ɪnˈɡreɪv; NAmEɪnˈɡreɪv/
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engraveen‧grave /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ verb [transitive]
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1to cut words or designs on metal, wood, glass etcengrave something on something Their names are engraved on a stone tablet.engrave something with something a pendant engraved with a simple design2be engraved in/on your memory/mind/heart literary to be impossible to forget—engraver noun [countable]
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engrave
[ɪnˈgreɪv]engraved, engraving, engraves
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engraved[1647] engraving[582]
雕刻(50%)，铭记(34%)，刻上(16%)
vt.雕刻；铭记
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