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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Daily life, Visual
ink1 /ɪŋk/ ●●○ noun  1 [countable, uncountable]TCD a coloured liquid that you use for writing, printing, or drawing 墨水;油墨 Please write in black ink. 请用黑色墨水书写。2. [uncountable]HBF the black liquid in sea creatures such as octopuses and squid 〔章鱼、乌贼等海洋生物分泌出的〕墨汁
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inkPrinting in black tends to be the least expensive as it does not mean that the machinery needs cleaning of black ink.Carkesse believed that madmen vent their rage by words on air, poets by ink on paper.Her name, Beulah, is printed in green ink on a heart-shaped name tag.There being no ink left in the pen, Pooley had pierced the points of his speculation through with defunct matchsticks.Always choose a permanent ink rather than buying the cheapest you can find.He worked on a Diners Club card, removing the ink on the raised letters with a Q-tip doused in polyester resin.But why do I waste ink telling you this?in ... inkA spell is still a spell even when imprisoned temporarily in parchment and ink.Be-side their names he wrote curses in red ink.Her name, Beulah, is printed in green ink on a heart-shaped name tag.I have had a reference to bovine excrement splashed in red ink across an entire manuscript page.On something like paper, drawn in something like ink.Vietcong couriers slipped into Saigon to pick up his reports, which he wrote in invisible ink made from starch.
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ink2 verb [transitive]  1. CAVto put ink on something 涂墨水于〔某物〕2 WRITEto make a document, agreement etc official and legal by writing your signature on it 签订,签署〔合同等〕 The two companies have inked a deal. 这两家公司签署了一项协议。3.ink something ↔ in phrasal verb AVto complete something done in pencil by drawing over it in ink 在〔铅笔底稿上〕用墨水加描
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Examples from the Corpus
inkSome people cut and paste on the computer or simply ink in arrows: You can also use columns for your list.The number was inked on the side of his helmet.However ferociously we ink over our first thoughts, history finds a way of reading them.
From Longman Business Dictionaryinkink /ɪŋk/ verb [transitive] to sign an agreement, contract etcThe two companies have inked a deal.→ See Verb tableOrigin ink1 (1200-1300) Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Greek enkaiein to burn in
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ink1 /ɪŋk/ noun
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Greek enkaiein 'to burn in'
1. [uncountable and countable] a coloured liquid that you use for writing, printing, or drawing:
    Please write in black ink.
2. [uncountable] the black liquid in sea creatures such as octopuses and squid

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ink2 verb [transitive]
1. to put ink on something
2. to make a document, agreement etc official and legal by writing your signature on it:
    The two companies have inked a deal.
     
ink something ↔ in phrasal verb
  to complete something done in pencil by drawing over it in ink


🔑 inkBrE /ɪŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ɪŋk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] coloured liquid for writing, drawing and printing 墨水;墨汁;油墨written in ink 用墨水写的a pen and ink drawing钢笔画different coloured inks各种颜色的墨水   see also inky
🔑 inkBrE /ɪŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ɪŋk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ink BrE /ɪŋk/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪŋk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it inks BrE /ɪŋks/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪŋks/ 🔊past simple inked BrE /ɪŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪŋkt/ 🔊past participle inked BrE /ɪŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪŋkt/ 🔊 -ing form inking BrE /ˈɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to cover sth with ink so that it can be used for printing 给…上油墨(以供印刷)~ sth (NAmE, informal) to sign a document, especially a contract 签署,签订(合同等)The group has just inked a $10 million deal. 这个集团刚刚签订了一份 1 000 万美元的协议。🔊🔊 ˌink sth↔ˈinto write or draw in ink over sth that has already been written or drawn in pencil 给(铅笔画或底线)上墨;用墨水加描(figurative) The date for the presentation should have been inked in (= made definite) by now. 演出的日期现在应该敲定了。🔊🔊