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incise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·cise /ɪnˈsaɪz/ verb [transitive always + preposition] formal  AVDCUTto cut a pattern, word etc into something, using a sharp instrument 雕,刻〔图案、文字等〕 an inscription incised in stone 刻在石头上的碑文
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inciseBeing based on characters which had been designed for incising in stone they were difficult and slow to write.It has several deep canyons incising into its southern flank, and an old road running within a few miles of it.The pot surface can also be carved, incised and perforated: all three of these techniques involve the removal of clay.The leaves are sometimes nearly entire, but their sides are usually incised and resemble oak leaves.The blades of emersed plants are unlike those of E. macrophyllus, being ovate and incised at the apex.It is incised in the child and in the fertile mysteries of childhood as these survive in adults.Its bright green color and incised leaves serve as a most suitable complement to cryptocorynes.Figure out how to incise the charts.
Origin incise (1500-1600) French inciser, from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere to cut in
in·cise verbChineseSyllable
etc to word cut Corpus a pattern, into


incise
incise /ɪnˈsaɪz/ verb [transitive always + preposition] formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: inciser, from Latin incisus, past participle of incidere __to cut in__
to cut a pattern, word etc into something, using a sharp instrument:
    an inscription incised in stone


in·ciseBrE /ɪnˈsaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they incise BrE /ɪnˈsaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it incises BrE /ɪnˈsaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple incised BrE /ɪnˈsaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪzd/ 🔊past participle incised BrE /ɪnˈsaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form incising BrE /ɪnˈsaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (in/on/onto sth) (formal) to cut words, designs, etc. into a surface (在表面)雕,刻;切入   compare engrave