incise
UK/in'saiz/US
TOEFLGREA2
Definitions
v.
To cut into a surface; to make a cut in something.
切入；切开。
v.
To carve or engrave (letters, a pattern) into a hard surface.
雕刻，镌刻。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (into) + cis (cut) = 'to cut into.' Used for surgical cuts and for carving lines into stone or metal. The marks left behind are 'incised.'
Root cid still carries 44 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.incise the skin切开皮肤
- 2.incise into切入
Example Sentences
- 1.
The surgeon incised the skin along the marked line.
- 2.
Ancient symbols were incised into the temple walls.