英语词汇“etched”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

etchetch /ɛtʃ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYetch

Origin: 1600-1700 Dutch etsen, from German ätzen to feed; because originally the lines were eaten into the metal with acid

VERB TABLE

etch

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	etch
	he, she, it	etches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	etched
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have etched
	he, she, it	has etched
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had etched
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will etch
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have etched

Continuous Form
Present	I	am etching
	he, she, it	is etching
	you, we, they	are etching
Past	I, he, she, it	was etching
	you, we, they	were etching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been etching
	he, she, it	has been etching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been etching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be etching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been etching

1[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to cut lines on the surface of a metal plate, piece of glass, stone, etc. in order to write something or make a picture or design: etch something onto/into something The design is etched onto the glasses using a laser.2be etched in your memory/mind literary if an experience, name, etc. is etched in your memory or mind, you cannot forget it and you think of it often3be etched with something literary if someone’s face is etched with pain, sadness, etc. you can see these feelings clearly in his or her expression [Origin: 1600–1700 Dutch etsen, from German ätzen to feed; because originally the lines were eaten into the metal with acid]—etched adjective: etched glass—etcher noun [countable, uncountable] → see also not be carved/etched in stone at stone1 (7)