inscribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ TEM4 ( inscribing, inscribed, inscribes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object. 题写; 刻

  例：

  Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls.

  一些展览馆把捐赠者的名字刻在墙上以纪念他们。

• 2. 

  V-T If you inscribe something in the front of a book or on a photograph, you write it there, often before giving it to someone. 题赠

  例：

  On the back I had inscribed the words: "Here's to Great Ideas! John."

  在背面我题写了这样的话：“献给伟大的思想！约翰”。