carve
vt.切,把…切碎(或切成片);雕,刻
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carve
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◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. [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。2. 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)3. [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)【IDIOMS】
◘ be carved on tablets of stone --› see stone 【语源】
1. Old English ceorfan 'cut, carve', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven【PHR V】
◘ carve something out1. 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。2. 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。◘ carve someone up[informal 非正式] 1. slash someone with a knife or other sharp object• (用刀等锐器)砍伤某人2. drive aggressively into the path of another driver travelling in the same direction• 急速超车,强行超车◘ carve something up1. 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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