vt.[(+on/in)]

1. （用酸类在金属板上）蚀刻；蚀镂
   The artist must have spent hours etching the image on the glass.

   这位美术家一定花了好几小时把这画像蚀刻在玻璃上。

2. 深印；鲜明地描述
   This terrible event is etched forever in my memory.

   这一可怕事件永远深深地印刻在我的记忆中。

v.

1. 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 dissolve the parts the needle has exposed.
2. (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or dissolve the surface of.
3. cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface.
   ▸mark with a carved text or design.
4. cause to be clearly defined:
   the outline of the town was etched against the sky.