carve
verb
kɑːv
verb
1
MAKE OBJECT OR PATTERN
雕刻物件或图案
to
make
an
object
or
pattern
by
cutting
a
piece
of
wood
or
stone
雕，刻〔成某物〕;
T
carve
sth
out
of/from
sth
a
statue
carved
from
a
single
block
of
marble
一整块大理石雕成的雕像
carved
wooden
chairs
雕木椅子
2
CUT STH INTO A SURFACE
把某物刻在表面上
to
cut
a
pattern
or
letter
on
the
surface
of
something
刻〔图形或字母〕
T
carve
sth
on/in/into
sth
Someone
had
carved
their
initials
on
the
tree.
有人将自己姓名的首字母刻在树上。
3
CUT MEAT
切肉
to
cut
a
large
piece
of
cooked
meat
into
smaller
pieces
using
a
knife
把〔熟肉〕切成小块;〔从熟肉上〕割下薄片
I,T
Carve
the
meat
into
slices.
把肉切成片。
Who’s
going
to
carve?
谁来切肉？
4
JOB/POSITION/LIFE
工作/职务/生活
also
又作
to
succeed
in
getting
the
job,
position,
life
etc
that
you
want
成功获得〔所要的工作、职务、生活等〕
T
He
carved
a
niche
for
himself
as
a
writer.
他成功当了一名作家。
She
carved
out
a
successful
career
in
the
film
industry.
她在电影界成功地开创了一番事业。
He
moved
to
Boston
to
carve
out
a
new
life
for
himself.
他搬到波士顿去开拓新的生活。
5
WATER/WIND
水/风
if
a
river,
the
wind
etc
carves
land
or
rock,
it
removes
some
of
it
〔河流〕冲刷，风蚀
T
The
river
had
carved
channels
in
the
limestone
rock.
河水在石灰岩上冲刷出了一条条水道。
6
REDUCE STH
减少某物
to
reduce
the
size
of
something
by
removing
some
of
it
减少，削减
T always + adv/prep
carve
sth
from
sth
The
company
carved
$1
million
from
its
budget.
公司从预算中削减了一百万美元。
7
to
divide
land,
a
company
etc
into
smaller
parts
and
share
it
between
people
–
used
especially
to
show
disapproval
瓜分，分割〔尤含贬义〕
The
Ottoman
Empire
was
carved
up
by
Britain
and
France
after
World
War
I.
奥斯曼帝国在第一次世界大战后被英、法两国瓜分了。
The
two
companies
are
attempting
to
carve
up
a
large
slice
of
America’s
publishing
industry
between
them.
这两家公司企图瓜分美国出版业中的一大块肥肉。
8
to
drive
past
a
car
and
then
suddenly
move
in
front
of
it
so
that
you
are
too
close
[英，非正式] 快速超车，快速切入别人的行车线
BrE informal