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单词 carve
释义 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!
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