carve
carve
verb
[with obj.]
be carved on tablets of stone
carve something out
informal
非正式
verb
[with obj.]
- (常作 be carved)cut (a hard material) in order to produce an aesthetically pleasing object or design
雕刻，刻（硬材料）
the wood was carved with runes.
这块木头上刻有如尼文。
[as adj. carved]bookcases of carved oak.
有雕刻装饰的橡木书架。
■produce （an object） by cutting and shaping a hard material
雕刻（物品）
the altar was carved from a block of solid jade.
这个祭坛是由一大块硬玉雕琢而成。
■produce (an inscription or design) by cutting into hard material
刻记题字，雕刻图案
an inscription was carved over the doorway.
门口上方刻有题字。
the river carved a series of gorges into the plain.
这条河流在平原上冲刷出一系列峡谷。 - cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating
切（熟肉）
■cut (a slice of meat) from a larger piece
（从大块肉上）切（片） - (Skiing)make (a turn) by tilting one's skis on to their edges and using one's weight to bend them so that they slide into an arc
(滑雪)完成（回转）
be carved on tablets of stone
- 见 stone
- Old English ceorfan 'cut, carve', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven
carve something out
- take something from a larger whole, especially with difficulty
切开，切下
carving out a 5 per cent share of the overall vote.
在所有选票中分得５％的份额。 - establish or create something through painstaking effort
开辟；开创
he managed to carve out a successful photographic career for himself.
他终于为自己开辟了成功的摄影事业。
informal
非正式
- slash someone with a knife or other sharp object
（用刀等锐器）砍伤某人 - drive aggressively into the path of another driver travelling in the same direction
急速超车，强行超车
- divide something ruthlessly into separate areas or domains
分割，瓜分
West Africa was carved up by the Europeans.
西非曾被欧洲人瓜分。
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