雕刻 — meaning in English

English meaning

• etch verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
• tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

雕刻 is used for these senses in English:

• etch To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
• tax (transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

etch — full definition

1. verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
2. verb To fix something firmly and permanently in someone's memory.

tax — full definition

1. noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.
2. verb To require someone to pay tax, or to charge tax on something.
3. verb To place a heavy strain or demand on something.

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