inked
inked — verb
- inkedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- inkeds3rd person singular
- inkedding-ing form
- inkeddedpast simple
1. to cover or mark a surface with ink using a tool such as a stamp, pen, or printi
to cover or mark a surface with ink using a tool such as a stamp, pen, or printing machine
Before printing the music festival posters, the technician inked the roller evenly.
ink + object (roller/stamp/surface)
Deepa inked the rubber stamp and pressed it carefully onto each envelope.
The stamp pad was dry, so Elena inked it with a fresh bottle of ink.
Vikram inked the custom rubber stamp and pressed it onto each handmade gift tag.
文法句型
ink + object (surface/stamp/roller with ink)
用法筆記
Commonly used for stamp pads, printing rollers, and rubber stamps that need to have ink applied to their surface before use.
2. to create a permanent design on a person's skin by putting colored ink under the
to create a permanent design on a person's skin by putting colored ink under the surface with a needle
The artist inked a small lotus flower on Keiko's left wrist.
ink + design + on + body part
Andre got his sister's name inked on his forearm last summer.
get + object + inked (causative passive)
Fatima's grandfather had a dragon inked across his entire back when he was young.
The tattoo artist inked a tribal sun design on Tariq's upper arm.
文法句型
ink + object (body part/person with a design)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a tattoo artist or parlor. Object can be the person, the body part, or the design itself — all three patterns are common in informal speech.
常見錯誤
3. to finalize a business arrangement or employment by putting your name on a forma
to finalize a business arrangement or employment by putting your name on a formal written document, or to get someone else to do the same
The basketball star inked a three-year contract with the Miami Heat.
ink + contract (sports/business)
Qing inked the author's four-book deal after months of contract negotiations.
The record label inked three new singers to five-year deals last spring.
Guo's agency inked a sponsorship agreement worth two million dollars.
文法句型
ink + contract/deal/agreement
ink + person + to + organization
用法筆記
Subject is the person or organization signing or doing the hiring. The business sense is informal journalism language — use 'sign' in formal writing.
inked — noun
1. a liquid with color that people put onto paper or other surfaces to form words,
a liquid with color that people put onto paper or other surfaces to form words, pictures, or patterns
The printer ran out of ink halfway through the report.
run out of ink
Ana spilled blue ink all over her new notebook.
The teacher asked the class to write their essays in black ink.
Liam's gel pen ink dried within seconds, so his test answers stayed perfectly neat.
Eva bought a set of colored inks for her calligraphy practice.
- paint
thicker and used for coating surfaces rather than writing on paper
2. a dark substance that sea animals such as octopuses and squid release into the w
a dark substance that sea animals such as octopuses and squid release into the water to hide from danger
The octopus shot a cloud of ink into the water and escaped.
cloud of ink (collocation for cephalopod ink)
The octopus shot a cloud of dark ink into the water, hiding from the hunting dolphin.
A jet of dark ink spread through the seawater around the cuttlefish.
The chef used squid ink to color the pasta a deep black.
- secretion
technical term for any substance released by an animal's body
用法筆記
The ink of cephalopods can be used as a food ingredient, especially in Mediterranean and Japanese cooking, where it adds color and flavor.
3. patterns or pictures made on a person's skin by injecting colored ink under the
patterns or pictures made on a person's skin by injecting colored ink under the surface with a needle
Suki showed off the colorful ink on both of her arms.
ink on + body part (tattoo sense)
After getting her first tattoo, Lucia started planning more ink.
get ink / have ink (informal for 'get a tattoo')
The singer's body is covered in impressive ink from head to toe.
Jing chose a forearm piece of ink with plum blossoms, a symbol of resilience in Taiwan.
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to tattoos in general or as a collection ('lots of ink'). Avoid using 'inks' as a plural noun for multiple tattoos — stick to 'tattoos' instead.