carve up

carve upcarve up1.■把(某物)切成块Ask the man in the shop to carve the meat up for you.请商店里的那个人帮你把肉切成碎块。2.■〈贬〉〈非正〉瓜分〔划分〕(某物)The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery.小偷分了抢劫的钱财。Europe was carved up after World War I.第一次世界大战后, 欧洲被瓜分了。

carve up1.■把…切成块，把…分成段：He carved up the roast beef and gave each of us a portion.他把烤牛肉切成块，给我们每人一份。2.■[口语]瓜分，分割：The victorious nations carved up the defeated country into several parts,each taking an equal share.这些战胜国把这个战败国分割成几部分，每个国家分得一份。