vt.[(+on/in)]

1. （用酸類在金屬板上）蝕刻；蝕鏤
   The artist must have spent hours etching the image on the glass.

   這位美術家一定花了好幾小時把這畫像蝕刻在玻璃上。

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

   這一可怕事件永遠深深地印刻在我的記憶中。

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.