carve
UK [kɑ:v] US [kɑ:rv] verb intransitive or transitive
ADVANCED
■to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc. （尤指在石头或木头上）雕刻•This totem pole is carved from/out of a single tree trunk.这根图腾柱是由一整根树干雕刻而成的。 •He carved her name on a tree.他将她的名字刻在树上。 •Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.峭壁中的一些隧道是天然形成的，一些是士兵在石头上开凿出来用于防御的。 ■to cut thin pieces from a large piece of cooked meat 把（熟肉）切成小片•Would you like me to carve (the chicken)?您要我（把鸡肉）切成小块吗？
UK [kɑ:v] US [kɑ:rv] verb intransitive or transitive
carved in stone informal
■If a suggestion, plan, rule, etc. is carved in stone, it cannot be changed 无法改变的；铁定的；铁板钉钉的•These proposals are for discussion, they're not carved in stone.这些提议是供讨论的，并非不可更改。
UK [kɑ:v] US [kɑ:rv] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs carve sth out (for yourself)
■to successfully create or get something, especially a work position, by working for it 靠努力开创出；努力赢得，谋得（尤指职位）•He hopes to carve out a niche for himself as a leading researcher in his field of study.他希望在自己的研究领域里闯出一个学术带头人的地位。 •She carved out a reputation for herself as an aggressive businesswoman.她为自己赢得了商界女强人的名声。
UK [kɑ:v] US [kɑ:rv] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] carve sth up disapproving
■to divide something into smaller parts 分割，瓜分•The Nazi-Soviet pact carved up the Baltic states in 1939.1939年签订的《苏德条约》瓜分了波罗的海各国。
UK [kɑ:v] US [kɑ:rv] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs carve sb up UK informal
■to drive past someone in a car and then suddenly drive in front of them 突然超车；快速切入（别人）的行车线•Some idiot carved us up on the way over here - I don't know how he missed us!有个白痴从路这边突然超我们的车——不知怎么居然没撞上我们！ |