动 carve，engrave，set a time limit，cut；量 （计时单位， 15分钟为一刻） a quarter (of an hour)；名 （时候； 时间） moment；形 in the highest degree，cutting，harsh，mean ；

[例句] 他经历的恐怖事件在他脑海中刻下了深深的，或许是难以磨灭的印记。 The horrors he experienced are imprinted, perhaps indelibly, in his brain.

[例句] 有个犯人刻了一副漂亮的木头象棋。 One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.

grave，carve，sculpture，carving，enchase ；

[例句] 他们最终来到一扇雕刻精美的对开门前。 Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors.

[例句] 此件雕刻精美,背面有花饰图案. It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back.

graduation (on a vessel or instrument)，degree scale，(scale) mark，graduate，scale ；

[例句] 把助听器调高一两个刻度就可以。 Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two.

[例句] 不要碰那个刻度盘. Don't touch that dial.

an instant，a moment，a short while，a little while，awhile ；

[例句] 盖尔镇定地注视着哈里，沉默了片刻。 Gail was silent for a moment, regarding Harry with his steady gaze.

[例句] 片刻之后，他们身边出现了一只装着香槟的冰桶。 A moment or two later champagne in an ice-bucket materialized beside them.

in a moment，in an instant，instantly，transience，transiency ；

[例句] 顷刻之间, 他的想象机器就使劲转了起来. His imagination - mill was hard at work in a minute, now.

[例句] 顷刻之间,一对蝴蝶从洞中翩然飞出. Within a couple of seconds , two butterflies flew out of hole.

[电] [冶] etch，etching ；

[例句] 彩色玻璃板先经过蚀刻，然后用传统技法手工着色。 The stained-glass panels are etched and then handpainted using traditional methods.

[例句] 那种酸在晶体表面蚀刻出一些小孔。 The acid etched holes in the crystal surface.

division circle，dial scale，graduated circle，graduated disk，dial ；

[例句] 不要碰那个刻度盘. Don't touch that dial.

[例句] 该刻度盘能显示很微小的压力变化。 The dial records very slight variations in pressure.

woodcut，wood engraving，xylograph，woodcarving ；

[例句] 木刻活字现仅用于印刷广告. Wooden types are now used only for posters.

[例句] 木刻《秋》是按丰收的景象来构思的。 The woodcut "Autumn" was conceived as a harvest scene.

time，hour，constantly，always，the time of day；

[例句] 我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。 We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.

[例句] 在诺丁汉我经历了自己在童话剧演出中最尴尬的时刻之一。 I had one of my most embarrassing moments in panto in Nottingham.

（待人说话冷酷无情；过分苛求） unkind，harsh，mean，acerbity，asperity ；

[例句] 他为人刻薄、难相处是出了名的。 He had a reputation for being bloody-minded and difficult.

[例句] 他对女朋友一直非常刻薄。 He had been behaving very meanly to his girlfriend.

immediately，at once，right away，in the turn [turning] of a hand，at short notice ；

[例句] 他立刻离开，回到汽车旅馆。 He took off at once and headed back to the motel.

[例句] 端离炉子，加上欧芹，颠起翻面后就立刻上桌。 Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.

this moment，now，at present，just now，at the moment ；

[例句] 他此刻正在南美旅游观光。 He's touring South America at this moment in time.

[例句] 此刻我需要的是一份孝心。 Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.

cutting，indenting，[建] devilling，notch groove ；

[例句] 表面上的较浅的刻槽 、 刻痕或缺口. A shallow notch, cut , or indentation on a surface.

[例句] 该设备适用于钢管的现场刻槽. This plant is available for machining steel pipe's sample grooves in fieldwork.

at once，immediately，instantly，right away，at a moment's notice ；

[例句] 我们即刻起与叙利亚恢复关系。 We are now resuming relations with Syria with immediate effect.

[例句] 这些悲剧性事件造成的后果即刻显现。 These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect.

harsh，severe，rigor，rigour ；

[例句] 他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。 He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.

[例句] 给我规定的条件还不算太苛刻。 The conditions laid down to me were not too limiting.

nick，nicking，hack，score，Scotch ；

[例句] 这些铭文是新刻的，而且刻痕很深。 The inscriptions are fresh and deep-grooved.

[例句] 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件. The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.

depict，describe，portray，score ；

[例句] 人物刻画的生动程度完全出乎意料。 The vividness of the characterisation came as a complete surprise.

[例句] 我在那部电影里对女性形象的刻画受到了批评。 I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie.

acrimonious，caustic，biting，poignancy ；

[例句] 他睿智刁钻，评论尖刻，对任何采访他的人而言都是梦魇。 His abrasive wit and caustic comments were an interviewer's nightmare.

[例句] 尽管她说话尖刻，却得到了朋友们的忠心。 Despite her sharp tongue, she inspires loyalty from her friends.

rit，score ；

[例句] 那扇门被杂乱地刻划。 The door is intricately carved.

[例句] 霍桑在人物刻划上明显地表现出一种类型化的手法. A similar stylization is apparent in Hawthorne's treatment of his characters.

assiduous，hardworking，painstaking，（俭朴） simple and frugal，assiduity ；

[例句] 该管弦乐队一直在刻苦排练演奏霍尔斯特和斯特拉文斯基的作品。 The orchestra's been swotting up their Holst and Stravinsky.

[例句] 要想精通英语就必须刻苦努力. To gain a complete mastery of English, one must study very hard.