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inscribed

/in-skrahyb/US // ɪnˈskraɪb //UK // (ɪnˈskraɪb) //

铭文,铭刻的,铭刻,铭文的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·scribed, in·scrib·ing.

    • : to address or dedicate informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
    • : to mark with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way.
    • : to write, print, mark, or engrave.
    • : to enroll, as on an official list.
    • : Geometry. to draw or delineate within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible: to inscribe a circle in a square.
    • : British. to issue in the form of shares with registered stockholders.to sell.to buy.

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Examples

  • Jennie Guilfoyle, who lives in the District, plans to bake cupcakes with “B” and “H” inscribed in icing to hand out to friends in her neighborhood.

  • The books in the study include a set of Shaw's plays with the first volume inscribed to Hitchcock from GBS.

  • There could be no more fitting companion for the Acadian chicken stew entree inscribed on a blackboard in the dining room.

  • Barnes posted a photo inscribed “RIP Carlton” that showed her with her hands pressed together in prayer.

  • On the floor, the bricks are inscribed with “Merci” and “Thanks” and covered in a layer of coins.

  • On the camouflage fabric is a pin inscribed with two English words: “No war.”

  • Each of these sticks is inscribed with a certain number, corresponding with a sentence in a book of proverbs.

  • At the entrance stands an obelisk fifty feet high, and on it are inscribed the names of his victims.

  • On another tomb is inscribed, "Allicius, thy spirit is blessed; pray for thy parents!"

  • The man who had calmly smiled in my face as he handed me back that empty envelope inscribed with the wild appeal, 'Is it you?'

  • Our duty is inscribed upon that banner—to defend with arms the franchises of our city.