etch

etch
verb
[with obj.]

engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it
（用酸）在（金属，玻璃，石头）上蚀刻图案
[as adj. etched]etched glass windows.
有蚀刻图案的玻璃窗。
■use such a process to produce (a print or design)
蚀刻（印记，图案）；蚀镂
■(of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something)
（酸或其他溶剂）腐蚀
■selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
（用溶剂、激光或电流）选择性地融蚀（半导体，印制电路）表面
(一般作 be etched)cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface
雕刻（文字，图案）
her initials were etched on the table flap.
她姓名的首字母刻在桌子的折板上。
his name is etched in baseball history.
他的名字铭刻在棒球史上。
■mark (a surface) with a carved text or design
在（表面）刻上文字（或图案）
a Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs.
一块刻有神秘图案的皮克特人时期石块。
■cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
使显露；使醒目
Jo watched the outline of the town etched against the sky.
乔望着在天空映衬下十分醒目的整个城镇。
her face was etched with tiredness.
她面露疲惫之色。
[as adj. etched]her finely etched profile.
她美丽的侧影。
the incident was etched indelibly in her mind.
这件事深深地印在她的脑海里。

noun

[mass noun]the action or process of etching something
蚀刻，蚀镂

派生
etcher
noun
语源

mid 17th cent.: from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from a base meaning 'cause to eat'; related to eat

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