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engrave sth on/in/into sth
直接宾语是被刻上去的内容，通常用 on、in 或 into 引出所刻的表面。
He engraved his initials on the back of the watch.
他在手表背面刻上了自己的姓名首字母。
雕刻；刻上
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雕刻；刻上
carve or cut a design or letters into a hard surface
He engraved his initials on the back of the watch.
他在手表背面刻上了自己的姓名首字母。
将文字或符号雕刻到(某物)上,通常用于标识或艺术目的。
To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
将(某物)雕刻到材料上。
To carve (something) into a material.
engrave
Base
原形
engraves
3rd person
第三人称单数
engraving
-ing
现在分词
engraved
Past
过去式
engraved
Past participle
过去分词
They engrave names on the trophy.
他们在奖杯上刻名字。
She engraved the ring with his initials.
她在那枚戒指上刻了他名字的首字母。
I have engraved your words in my heart.
我已经把你的话铭记在心。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 engraved；既可指在物体表面刻字或图案，也可指铭记于心。
He engraved her initials on the back of the silver watch.
他把她的姓名首字母刻在了银表的背面。
The artist is engraving a small flower into the glass bowl.
这位艺术家正在往玻璃碗上刻一朵小花。
We will engrave the date on the trophy before the ceremony.
我们会在仪式前把日期刻在奖杯上。
直接宾语是被刻上去的内容，通常用 on、in 或 into 引出所刻的表面。
He engraved his initials on the back of the watch.
他在手表背面刻上了自己的姓名首字母。
with 后面接图案或文字，整个结构表示“在某物上刻上……”。
She engraved the bracelet with a floral pattern.
她在手镯上刻了一个花卉图案。
常用于被动结构，表示“深深印在……”，多指记忆或情感。
That moment is engraved in my heart.
那一刻铭刻在我心中。
Not this
He engraved on the stone yesterday.
Use this
He engraved his name on the stone yesterday.
engrave 是及物动词，必须接被刻的内容（如 name、initials）作宾语，再接介词短语说明刻在哪里；不能像不及物动词那样只说 engrave on...
Not this
The ring was engraved by her name.
Use this
The ring was engraved with her name.
被动语态中，表示“刻有……”要用介词 with 引出内容，而 by 只能引出真正的动作执行者，不能用来表示所刻的字或图案。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
刻上名字
They engraved her name on the back of the watch.
他们把她的名字刻在手表背面。
雕刻图案
The artist engraved a delicate design on the glass vase.
艺术家在玻璃花瓶上雕刻了一个精致的图案。
刻铭文
The craftsman engraved an old inscription onto the stone tablet.
工匠在石碑上刻了一段古老的铭文。
铭刻在记忆里
That moment is forever engraved in my memory.
那一刻永远铭刻在我的记忆中。
铭刻在心上
Her words were engraved on his heart.
她的话铭刻在他心上。
铭刻在记忆中；难以忘怀
The day we met will always be engraved in my memory.
我们相遇的那一天将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。
一成不变；不可更改
These guidelines are not engraved in stone, so feel free to suggest changes.
这些指导方针并不是一成不变的，欢迎提出修改建议。
载入史册；铭刻于历史
Her achievements are engraved in history.
她的成就载入史册。
看哪，我已把你铭刻在我的掌上；你的墙垣常在我眼前。
This line from the Book of Isaiah says that God has engraved his people on the palms of his hands, meaning he will never forget them.
《以赛亚书》中的这节经文说，上帝已将他的子民刻在掌上，意味着他永远不会忘记他们。
Use engrave naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 engrave 里有 grave（墓碑）：在墓碑上刻字，就是把话深深铭记。
语域：neutral 常见场景：首饰、奖牌或纪念品上的刻字、石材、玻璃等硬质表面的雕刻 engrave 多用于描述在金属、石头等坚硬表面雕刻文字或图案，属于中性偏正式的表达；比较常见于纪念品、首饰、奖牌等场景，常用搭配如 have something engraved。日常非正式口语中不太常用。
Words ending in -ave such as brave, crave, grave, wave, and save rhyme with engrave (/ɪnˈɡreɪv/): they all have the stressed /eɪv/ sound. Be careful: leave is spelled with the same final -ave letters but is pronounced /liːv/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.