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carve

美 [kɑːrv]英 [kɑːv]
  • v.雕刻;刻;把(熟肉)切成块;艰苦创业
  • n.(作为食物,菜肴的)肉

过去式: carved 现在分词: carving 过去分词: carved 第三人称单数: carves

carvecarve

verb

1

雕刻
to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone

a carved doorway

雕花的门道

The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.

这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。

The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.

木头雕成了花朵状。

She carves in both stone and wood.

她既做石雕也做木雕。

2


to write sth on a surface by cutting into it

They carved their initials on the desk.

他们把自己姓名的首字母刻在书桌上。

3

把(熟肉)切成块
to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating

Who's going to carve the turkey?

谁来把火鸡切成小块?

4

艰苦创业;奋斗取得(事业、名声等)
to work hard in order to have a successful career, reputation, etc.

She has carved a place for herself in the fashion world.

她已在时装界谋得一席之地。

He succeeded in carving out a career in the media.

他已在传媒界闯出了一片天地。

习语

unable to be changed

人们应记住我们的建议并非板上钉钉。
People should remember that our proposals aren't carved in stone.

5

瓜分
to divide a company, an area of land, etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people

carve

频次

  • 1
    VERB 雕;刻
    If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.

    One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set...

    有个犯人刻了一副漂亮的木头象棋。

  • 2
    VERB 刻写;镌刻;雕饰
    If you carve writing or a design on an object, you cut it into the surface of the object.

    He carved his name on his desk...

    他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。

  • 3
    VERB 切下,割下(肉片)
    If you carve a piece of cooked meat, you cut slices from it so that you can eat it.

    Andrew began to carve the chicken...

    安德鲁开始切鸡肉。

  • 4
    VERB 开创(事业);赢得(工作)
    If you carve a career or a niche for yourself, you succeed in getting the career or the position that you want by your own efforts.

    She has carved a niche for herself as a comic actor...

    她作为喜剧演员已经闯出了一片天地。

  • 5
    VERB 铺(路);修(路)
    If a road is carved through a place, it is built so that it goes through that place.

    Two three-lane roads will be carved through countryside.

    将要修建两条三车道的公路穿过乡间。

verb

1
cut to pieces
Father carved the ham
Synonym: cut up
2
form by carving
Carve a flower from the ice
3
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
carve one's name into the bark
Synonym: chip at

数据来源:WordNet

  1. It was common practice for prisoners to carve objects from animal bones to pass the time .

    用动物骨头雕刻物品是犯人打发时间的一种常见做法。

  2. Beholders usually carve out underground lairs for themselves using their disintegrate rays .

    眼魔经常用它们的解离射线雕刻自己的地底巢穴

  3. She has carved a place for herself in the fashion world .

    她已在时装界谋得一席之地。

  4. He succeeded in carving out a career in the media .

    他已在传媒界闯出了一片天地。

  5. The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower .

    木头雕成了花朵状。

  6. The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone .

    这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。

  7. These words are carved on the stone beside his grave .

    在他的墓碑上刻着这样的话。

  8. Who 's going to carve the turkey ?

    谁来把火鸡切成小块?

  9. In idle moments , he carved wooden figures .

    他空闲时就刻木雕。

  10. She carves in both stone and wood .

    她既做石雕也做木雕。

  11. They carved their initials on the desk .

    他们把自己姓名的首字母刻在书桌上。

  12. They have begun carving the country up like a pie .

    他们已经开始像切馅饼一样瓜分这个国家。

  13. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set

    有个犯人刻了一副漂亮的木头象棋。

  14. He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing

    他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。

  15. He wanted to go into the street and carve someone 's face up .

    他想上街去把别人的脸刮花。

  16. I picked up a piece of wood and started carving .

    我拿起一块木头,开始雕刻起来。

  17. You cannot date the carving and it is difficult to date the stone itself

    无法确定这一雕刻的年代,连石头本身的年代都难以判断。

  18. The girl from nowhere clearly means to carve herself a place in history .

    显而易见,这个名不见经传的女孩想留名青史。

  19. At the very bottom of the chest were his carving tools .

    箱子最底下是他的雕刻工具。

  20. I found wood carving satisfying and painting fun .

    我发觉刻木雕过瘾,画油画好玩。

  21. Sometimes she carved wood and sometimes stone ; sometimes she modelled clay

    她有时刻木雕,有时刻石雕,有时塑泥塑。

  22. Scientific opinions are not carved on tablets of stone ; they change over the years .

    科学观点并非一成不变;它们随着时间而改变。

  23. The best carving utensil is a long , sharp , flexible knife .

    最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。

  24. The new superconductors look set to carve themselves a useful niche in the world 's electrical industries .

    这种新的超导体看起来很有可能在世界电气工业中占得能够发挥作用的一隅。

  25. The two cousins looked as if they 'd been carved from blocks of ice .

    两个堂姊妹看起来像由冰块雕刻而成。

  26. I found wood carving satisfying .

    我觉得木雕能给人带来满足感。

  27. Her official number is carved on the port side of the forecabin .

    这艘船的注册编号刻在前舱的左舷上。

  28. He carved his name on his desk

    他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。

  29. Two three-lane roads will be carved through countryside .

    将要修建两条三车道的公路穿过乡间。

  30. The ornately carved doors were made in the seventeenth century .

    那些雕饰精美的门制于17世纪。

carve chisel sculpt 【导航词义:雕刻】
carve v. 雕刻
〔辨析〕

指用木头、石头等雕刻出某个物件或图案。

〔例证〕

This statue was carved out of marble.

这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。

He carved a picture of himself on a piece of wood.

他在木头上雕刻出自己的模样。

He carved the girl's name on a big tree.

他把那姑娘的名字刻在一棵大树上。

This totem pole was carved from a single tree trunk.

这根图腾柱是由一整根树干雕刻而成的。

chisel v. 雕,凿,刻
〔辨析〕

指用凿子在木头、石头等上雕刻。

〔例证〕

He chiselled the stone into a statue.

他把石头雕成了一座雕像。

Ted was chiselling some marble.

特德在雕刻一些大理石。

sculpt v. 雕刻,雕塑
〔辨析〕

指用石头、木头、黏土、金属等进行雕刻。

〔例证〕

The statue of the great man was sculpted from metal.

那个伟人的雕像是用金属雕刻的。

I plan to sculpt a bust of my father.

我计划雕刻一尊我父亲的半身像。

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

拆散;分割;瓜分

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carve sth↔up

瓜分
to divide a company, an area of land, etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people

v.

carved in stone

不能改变的;铁定;铁板钉钉
unable to be changed

People should remember that our proposals aren't carved in stone.

人们应记住我们的建议并非板上钉钉。