| 单词 | ink |
| 释义 | ink n. & v. --n 1. a a coloured fluid used for writing with a pen, marking with a rubber stamp, etc. b a thick paste used in printing, duplicating, in ball-point pens, etc. 2. Zool. a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, etc. to confuse a predator. --vtr. 1. (usu. foll. by in, over, etc.) mark with ink. 2. cover (type etc.) with ink before printing. 3. apply ink to. 4. (as inked adj.) Austral. sl. drunk. Phrases and idioms ink-blot test = RORSCHACH TEST. ink-cap any fungus of the genus Coprinus. ink-horn hist. a small portable horn container for ink. ink out obliterate with ink. ink-pad an ink-soaked pad, usu. in a box, used for inking a rubber stamp etc. ink-well a pot for ink usu. housed in a hole in a desk. Derivatives inker n. Etymology: ME enke, inke f. OF enque f. LL encau(s)tum f. Gk egkauston purple ink used by Roman emperors for signature (as EN-(2), CAUSTIC) |
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