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 •He carved her name on •Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out ■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 •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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