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）上雕刻，蚀刻
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[as adj.
etched ]etched glass windows .蚀刻的玻璃窗。
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）酸蚀；浸蚀；侵蚀；腐蚀。
selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
（用溶剂、激光或电子流）有选择地融蚀（半导体，印刷电路）的表面。
(一般作
雕刻（文本，图案）
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her initials were etched on the table flap 她姓名的首字母被刻在了桌子的折板上
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figurative 〈喻〉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…的表面上刻文字（或图案）
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a Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs .一块刻有神秘图案的皮克特人墓碑。
cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
使显露；使醒目
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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
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her face was etched with tiredness 她面露疲惫之色
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[as adj.
etched ]her finely etched profile 她美丽的侧影
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figurative 〈喻〉the incident was etched indelibly in her mind .那件事深深地印在她的脑海里。
the action or process of etching something
蚀刻，蚀镂。
"mid 17th cent.: from Dutch