carve

英 [kɑːv]

美 [kɑːrv]

v.  雕刻; 刻; 把(熟肉)切成块

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

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同义词辨析

carvechiselsculpt【导航词义：雕刻】

短语动词

短语用例

carve sth↔up

• 瓜分
  to divide a company, an area of land, etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people
  1. a carved doorway
     雕花的门道
  2. The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
     这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。
  3. The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.
     木头雕成了花朵状。
  4. She carves in both stone and wood.
     她既做石雕也做木雕。

习惯用语

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。

牛津词典

verb

• 雕刻
  to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone
  1. a carved doorway
     雕花的门道
  2. The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
     这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。
  3. The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.
     木头雕成了花朵状。
  4. She carves in both stone and wood.
     她既做石雕也做木雕。
• 刻
  to write sth on a surface by cutting into it
  1. They carved their initials on the desk.
     他们把自己姓名的首字母刻在书桌上。
• 把（熟肉）切成块
  to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating
  1. Who's going to carve the turkey?
     谁来把火鸡切成小块？
• 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.
  1. She has carved a place for herself in the fashion world.
     她已在时装界谋得一席之地。
  2. He succeeded in carving out a career in the media.
     他已在传媒界闯出了一片天地。

柯林斯词典

• See also:One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set...He carves his figures from white pine...I picked up a piece of wood and started carving....carved stone figures.carving
• VERB 刻写;镌刻；雕饰
  If youcarvewriting or a designonan object, you cut it into the surface of the object.
  1. He carved his name on his desk...
     他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。
  2. The ornately carved doors were made in the seventeenth century.
     那些雕饰精美的门制于17世纪。
• VERB 切下，割下（肉片)
  If youcarvea piece of cooked meat, you cut slices from it so that you can eat it.
  1. Andrew began to carve the chicken...
     安德鲁开始切鸡肉。
  2. Carve the beef into slices.
     把牛肉切成片。
• VERB 开创(事业);赢得(工作)
  If youcarvea career or a nicheforyourself, you succeed in getting the career or the position that you want by your own efforts.
  1. 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。
  2. They may be loyally standing by their men, but they are also carving their own careers...
     她们也许忠诚地支持着自己的丈夫，但她们也在开创自己的事业。
  3. 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。
  4. Carve outmeans the same ascarve.
     carve out 同 carve
  5. He is hoping to carve out a much greater role for himself...
     他希望能争取到更重要的角色。
  6. Wood has not had much luck in carving out a career.
     伍德想干出点名堂来，可是总不能如愿。
• VERB 铺（路）；修（路）
  If a roadis carvedthrough a place, it is built so that it goes through that place.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• One day they carve her face.
  有一天，他们划破了她的脸。
• 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。
• He carved his name on his desk
  他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。
• I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.
  我拿起一块木头，开始雕刻起来。
• The ornately carved doors were made in the seventeenth century.
  那些雕饰精美的门制于17世纪。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's your turn to carve the meat.
  该你来把肉切开了。
• Carve out some time to craft a vision board from images that resonate with you.
  留出一些时间，制造一个和你形象有共鸣的愿景版。
• Floods from melting glaciers helped carve this canyon, deepening it and removing most of its sand and gravel.
  洪水从冰川融化帮助雕刻这个峡谷，加深它，并消除其大部分沙和碎石。