ink
/ɪŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈiŋk/ (ame, mw)
ink — 名詞
- inksingular
- inksplural
1. A coloured liquid used in pens, printers, and printing presses to produce words,
墨水
書寫、印刷用的有色液體
A coloured liquid used in pens, printers, and printing presses to produce words, images, or designs on a surface such as paper.
The teacher asked students to write their final essays in blue or black ink.
老師要求學生用藍色或黑色墨水寫期末論文。
uncountable: 'in ink' with colour adjectives
When the printer ran out of ink, Lan refilled the cartridges before finishing her report.
印表機墨水用完時，Lan 重新填充了墨匣才完成報告。
Minh carefully dipped the fountain pen into the bottle of dark blue ink.
Minh 小心地把鋼筆浸入深藍色墨水瓶中。
The old letter was written in faded brown ink that was barely readable.
那封舊信是用褪色的棕色墨水寫的，幾乎無法辨認。
Some artists draw with ink rather than paint because it creates clean, sharp lines.
有些藝術家喜歡用墨水而不是顏料作畫，因為線條乾淨俐落。
文法句型
ink + noun (ink bottle, ink stain)
in + ink (written in ink)
adjective + ink (blue ink, black ink)
用法筆記
Ink is uncountable when referring to the liquid itself ('some ink', 'a drop of ink'). It can be countable when referring to different types or colours ('a range of printing inks').
常見錯誤
2. Permanent designs, patterns, or pictures applied to human skin by injecting colo
刺青
皮膚上的永久紋身圖案
Permanent designs, patterns, or pictures applied to human skin by injecting coloured liquid with needles — used informally to mean tattoos.
Rodrigo showed off the intricate ink on his forearm, a dragon winding around his wrist.
Rodrigo 展示了他前臂上精緻的刺青，一條龍纏繞在手腕上。
informal register: 'ink' for tattoos
Hannah was thinking about getting some new ink to mark her graduation from university.
Hannah 想刺個新圖案來紀念大學畢業。
The tattoo artist's portfolio was full of colourful ink on clients with different skin tones.
那位刺青師傅的作品集裡有許多在不同膚色客戶身上創作的彩色刺青。
After years of admiring her friend's ink, Zola booked a session at a local studio.
Zola 欣賞朋友的刺青多年後，終於在當地工作室預約了一次刺青。
文法句型
get ink (get a tattoo)
have ink (have tattoos)
用法筆記
Common in informal tattoo culture. Usually uncountable ('some ink', 'new ink'), referring to tattoos collectively. Unlike 'tattoo', 'ink' is not used as a countable noun in this sense ('three inks' is not natural).
常見錯誤
ink — 動詞
- inkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- inks3rd person singular
- inking-ing form
- inkedpast simple
1. To cover, mark, or write on something with ink — for example, coating a rubber s
上墨；塗墨
用墨水標記或塗覆
To cover, mark, or write on something with ink — for example, coating a rubber stamp before pressing it, or filling a printing roller.
Élise inked the rubber stamp carefully before pressing it onto each envelope.
Élise 小心地在橡膠印章上塗好墨水，才壓在每個信封上。
collocation: ink a stamp
The industrial printer automatically inks its rollers before every page is printed.
工業印表機會在每頁列印前自動為滾筒上墨。
Before signing the contract, Christopher inked the pen and wrote his name at the bottom.
Christopher 在簽合約前先將鋼筆裝好墨水，然後在文件下方簽上名字。
The printing press can ink an entire newspaper run in less than an hour.
那台印刷機可以在不到一小時內為整批報紙上墨印刷。
文法句型
ink + noun (object being marked)
ink + noun + with + noun (ink a roller with black ink)
用法筆記
The object is the surface or tool being marked (a stamp, roller, pen tip), not the ink itself. This sense is common in printing and stationery contexts. For the act of putting ink on paper through writing, use simply 'write with ink' or 'write in ink'.
常見錯誤
2. To create a permanent picture or design on someone's skin by injecting coloured
刺青；紋身
用針與墨水在皮膚上做圖案
To create a permanent picture or design on someone's skin by injecting coloured liquid with needles — used informally to mean tattoo.
Mauricio was inked with a traditional pattern on his upper arm during his navy service.
Mauricio 在海軍服役期間，上臂刺上了傳統圖案。
passive: be inked with [pattern]
The artist inked a small hummingbird onto Aylin's shoulder in just two hours.
刺青師在 Aylin 的肩膀上刺了一隻小蜂鳥，整個過程只花了兩小時。
Tamar decided to get a matching symbol inked on her wrist next to her brother.
Tamar 決定在手腕上刺一個和哥哥一樣的圖案。
Ravindra had been inked many times before, but this was his first large back piece.
Ravindra 以前刺過很多次，但這是他第一次做大面積的背部刺青。
- remove
laser removal or surgical removal of a tattoo — the opposite process
文法句型
ink + person (the artist inked her)
ink + pattern + onto + person (ink a dragon onto his back)
get + [body part] + inked
用法筆記
More informal than the standard verb 'tattoo'. Commonly used in passive constructions ('got inked', 'was inked by'), or in the causative pattern 'get [body part] inked'. The object of the active verb can be either the person ('inked him') or the design ('inked a dragon').