Word · Frequency #12046
Fully loadedengraves
雕刻；刻上
engraves is the third person singular of engrave.
carve or cut a design or letters into a hard surface
- 1.
To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
将文字或符号雕刻到(某物)上,通常用于标识或艺术目的。
- 2.
To carve (something) into a material.
将(某物)雕刻到材料上。
铭记；使深深印入；刻制印版；用印版印刷；将文字或符号雕刻到(某物)上,通常用于标识或艺术目的。；将(某物)雕刻到材料上。；刻上
In use
He engraved her initials on the back of the silver watch.
The artist is engraving a small flower into the glass bowl.
We will engrave the date on the trophy before the ceremony.
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。
engrave sth with sth
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。
be engraved in/on sth
常用于被动结构，表示“深深印在……”，多指记忆或情感。
Connections
Collocations
- engrave a name
- 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。
- engrave a design
- 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。
- engrave an inscription
- 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。
- be engraved in one's memory
- 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。
- be engraved on one's heart
- 铭刻在心上
- Her words were engraved on his heart.她的话铭刻在他心上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 engrave 里有 grave（墓碑）：在墓碑上刻字，就是把话深深铭记。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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