emboss

/ɪmˈbɒs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈbɑːs/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈbäs -ˈbȯs/ (ame, mw)

emboss — verb

  • embosspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • embosseshe / she / it
  • embossedpast simple
  • embossing-ing form

1. To press letters or a pattern into paper, leather, metal, or plastic so the desi

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

To press letters or a pattern into paper, leather, metal, or plastic so the design stands above the flat surface.

例句

The printer embossed Aoi's wedding invitations with a gold cherry-blossom border.

emboss [object] with [design]

Each leather notebook is embossed with the shop's name on the front.

passive: be embossed with

同義詞
  • imprint

    broader and more formal; the mark may be flat rather than raised

  • stamp

    often uses ink or a press to leave a flat mark, not a lifted design

反義詞
  • deboss

    presses the design down into the material instead of lifting it up

文法句型

emboss + object

emboss + object + with + design

be embossed with

用法筆記

Object is usually paper, leather, metal, or plastic. Often used in the passive when describing a logo, name, or pattern that already appears in raised print on a surface.

常見錯誤

❌The jeweler embossed the date inside the ring.
✅The jeweler engraved the date inside the ring.
💡'emboss' raises a design above the surface; words cut into metal are usually 'engraved'.