etch

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

etch [etch etches etched etching] BrE [etʃ] NAmE [etʃ] verb
1. transitive, intransitive to cut lines into a piece of glass, metal, etc. in order to make words or a picture
•~ (A) (in/into/on B) a glass tankard with his initials etched on it
•A security number had been etched on the car window as a protection against theft.
•~ B (with A) a glass tankard etched with his initials
2. transitive, usually passive (literary)if a feeling is etched on sb's face, or sb's face is etched with a feeling, that feeling can be seen very clearly
•~ A in/into/on B Tiredness was etched on his face.
•~ B with A His face was etched with tiredness.
3. transitive, usually passive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to make a strong clear mark or pattern on sth
•a mountain etched (= having a clear outline) against the sky
Idiom: ↑etched on your mind
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Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from a base meaning ‘cause to eat’; related to ↑eat.