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E0225100 (ĕch)v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr.1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid, especially by coating the surface with wax or another protective layer and drawing lines with a needle and then using the acid to form the lines on the unprotected parts of the surface.b. To make or create by this method: etch a design on glass.2. a. To draw or write by cutting or scraping: etched his initials in the metal.b. To cut or scrape something in or on: etched the metal with a knife.3. To impress or delineate clearly: a landscape that is forever etched in my memory; trees that are etched against the sky.v.intr. To engage in etching.

[Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German ezzen, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

etch′er n.

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(ɛtʃ) vb1. (Chemistry) (tr) to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid2. (Crafts) to cut or corrode (a design, decoration, etc) on (a metal or other plate to be used for printing) by using the action of acid on parts not covered by wax or other acid-resistant coating3. (tr) to cut with or as if with a sharp implement: he etched his name on the table. 4. (tr; usually passive) to imprint vividly: the event was etched on her memory. [C17: from Dutch etsen, from Old High German azzen to feed, bite] ˈetcher n

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v.t. 1. to engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper. 2. to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass. 3. to outline clearly or sharply; delineate. 4. to fix or imprint firmly: His face is etched in my memory. v.i. 5. to practice the art of etching. [1625–35; < Dutch etsen < German ätzen to etch, orig. cause to eat; c. Old English ettan to graze; akin to eat] etch′er, n.

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Past participle: etched
Gerund: etching

Imperative
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Present
I etch
you etch
he/she/it etches
we etch
you etch
they etch

Preterite
I etched
you etched
he/she/it etched
we etched
you etched
they etched

Present Continuous
I am etching
you are etching
he/she/it is etching
we are etching
you are etching
they are etching

Present Perfect
I have etched
you have etched
he/she/it has etched
we have etched
you have etched
they have etched

Past Continuous
I was etching
you were etching
he/she/it was etching
we were etching
you were etching
they were etching

Past Perfect
I had etched
you had etched
he/she/it had etched
we had etched
you had etched
they had etched

Future
I will etch
you will etch
he/she/it will etch
we will etch
you will etch
they will etch

Future Perfect
I will have etched
you will have etched
he/she/it will have etched
we will have etched
you will have etched
they will have etched

Future Continuous
I will be etching
you will be etching
he/she/it will be etching
we will be etching
you will be etching
they will be etching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been etching
you have been etching
he/she/it has been etching
we have been etching
you have been etching
they have been etching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been etching
you will have been etching
he/she/it will have been etching
we will have been etching
you will have been etching
they will have been etching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been etching
you had been etching
he/she/it had been etching
we had been etching
you had been etching
they had been etching

Conditional
I would etch
you would etch
he/she/it would etch
we would etch
you would etch
they would etch

Past Conditional
I would have etched
you would have etched
he/she/it would have etched
we would have etched
you would have etched
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	etch - make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"print - make into a print; "print the negative"aquatint - etch in aquatint
	2.	etch - cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the sky"show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	3.	etch - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"engraveartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"print - make into a print; "print the negative"benday - reproduce by the Benday processstipple - engrave by means of dots and flicks
	4.	etch - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"engravechip at, carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
	5.	etch - selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electronsdissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"

etch

verb1. engrave, cut, impress, stamp, carve, imprint, inscribe, furrow, incise, ingrain a simple band of heavy gold etched with runes2. corrode, eat into, burn into The acid etched holes in the surface.

etch

verb1. To cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing:carve, engrave, grave, incise.2. To produce a deep impression of:engrave, fix, grave, impress, imprint, inscribe, stamp.

Translations

蚀刻

etch

(etʃ) verb to make (designs) on metal, glass etc using an acid to eat out the lines. 蚀刻

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etched in stone

Permanently fixed or firmly established; not subject to any amendment or alteration. Often used in the negative. The deal isn't yet etched in stone, but we're confident it will go ahead as hoped.See also: etch, stone

etch (something) in(to) (something)

To cut something, such as a design or message, into some material or surface. Here, use this to try to etch your name into the glass.See also: etch

be etched on (one's) heart

To be something that one will always remember. The day you were born is just etched on my heart—I could never forget what it felt like to hold you for the first time.See also: etch, heart, on

be etched on (one's) memory

To be something that one will always remember. The day you were born is just etched on my memory—I could never forget what it felt like to hold you for the first time.See also: etch, memory, on

be etched on (one's) mind

To be something that one will always remember. The day you were born is just etched on my mind—I could never forget what it felt like to hold you for the first time.See also: etch, mind, on

cast in stone

Permanently fixed or firmly established; not subject to any amendment or alteration. Often used in the negative. The deal isn't yet cast in stone, but we're confident it will go ahead as hoped.See also: cast, stone

etch something in(to) something

and etch something in to erode a design or message into something, usually with acid. They etched their family crest into their good crystal. He etched in his initials.See also: etch

cast in stone

Also, etched in stone. Definite, fixed, as in We may choose to stay longer-our plans aren't cast in stone, or When Carl sets an agenda you can safely assume it's etched in stone. Both expressions allude to sculpture, with the first, from the early 1500s, using the verb cast in the sense of pouring and hardening some material into a final form, and the second cutting or corroding a permanent design. See also: cast, stone

be etched on your ˈheart/ˈmemory/ˈmind

be something that you will never forget because it affected you so strongly: The image of their son holding up the championship trophy would be etched on their memories forever.See also: etch, heart, memory, mind, on

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be etched on (one's) heart

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be etched on your ˈheart/ˈmemory/ˈmind

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verb engrave

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verb corrode

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verb to cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing

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verb to produce a deep impression of

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verb make an etching of

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verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

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verb carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

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verb carve or cut a design or letters into

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verb selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

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