embossing

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

embossing — verb

  • embossingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • embossings3rd person singular
  • embossinging-ing form
  • embossingedpast simple

1. to press a raised design, pattern, or lettering onto a surface such as paper, le

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to press a raised design, pattern, or lettering onto a surface such as paper, leather, or metal, using a stamp, die, or heated tool so that the image stands out above the background

例句

The bookbinder embossed the leather cover with the customer's initials using a brass stamp.

emboss + object + with + design

Megan embossed a floral pattern onto the thick wedding invitations using a heated press.

emboss + pattern + onto + surface

同義詞
  • stamp

    broader term — stamp can add ink or leave a flat impression; embossing specifically raises the surface layer

  • imprint

    more general — can describe any mark pressed into a surface, whether raised, flat, or sunken

  • engrave

    opposite technique — engraving cuts into the surface, whereas embossing pushes it outward

反義詞
  • deboss

    to press a design down into a surface, creating a sunken impression instead of a raised one

  • flatten

    to remove any raised design, making the surface level again

文法句型

emboss + object + with + design/initials

emboss + pattern + onto + surface

be embossed + with + design

用法筆記

The verb is most often used in the passive voice (be embossed with) when describing the finished object. The direct object is the surface receiving the decoration, not the design itself — you emboss the paper, not the pattern.

常見錯誤

❌The artist embossed a floral pattern' (the pattern is the result, not the surface).
✅The artist embossed the card with a floral pattern.
💡the object of emboss must be the surface that ends up with the raised marks.