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carve v.雕刻；切割 (1) 这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。(2) 我们将要找一颗南瓜来雕刻成南瓜灯。(3) 他为我切了几块很好的鸡肉。(4) 该你来把肉切开了。 You might carve your initials into the tree in your backyard, or carve a walking stick out of a large branch. Some artists work by carving shapes from clay or granite, and a chef learns to carve, or precisely cut up, large cuts of meat and poultry. The Old English root word is ceorfan, "to cut, slay, carve, or engrave."

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英 [kɑːv] 美 [kɑːrv] (1) The statue was carved out of marble.(2) We will look for a pumpkin, to carve into a jack-o-lantern.(3) He carved me some very nice pieces of chicken.(4) It's your turn to carve the meat. When you cut a design into a piece of wood or marble, you carve it. Headstone engravers carve people's names and the dates of their births and deaths into gravestones. 1[VERB 动词]See also:carving；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.   [V n]  [V n prep]  [V]  [V-ed]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 carves his figures from white pine...他用白松木雕刻出那些人偶。I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.我拿起一块木头，开始雕刻起来。...carved stone figures.石雕像2[VERB 动词]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.   [V n in/on n]  [V-ed]He carved his name on his desk...他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。The ornately carved doors were made in the seventeenth century.那些雕饰精美的门制于17世纪。3[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]  [V n into n]Andrew began to carve the chicken...安德鲁开始切鸡肉。Carve the beef into slices.把牛肉切成片。4[VERB 动词]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.   [V n for pron-refl]  [V n]  [V pron-refl n]  [V P n for pron-refl]  [V P n]  [no passive]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。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。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。Carve out means the same as carve .carve out 同 carveHe is hoping to carve out a much greater role for himself...他希望能争取到更重要的角色。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。5[VERB 动词]铺（路）；修（路） If a road is carved through a place, it is built so that it goes through that place.   [be V-ed prep]  [usu passive]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。相关词组：carve out carve up

英语单词	carve
英美音标	英 [kɑːv] 美 [kɑːrv]
中文释义	v.雕刻；切割
英语例句	(1) The statue was carved out of marble. (2) We will look for a pumpkin, to carve into a jack-o-lantern. (3) He carved me some very nice pieces of chicken. (4) It's your turn to carve the meat.
中文例句	(1) 这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。 (2) 我们将要找一颗南瓜来雕刻成南瓜灯。 (3) 他为我切了几块很好的鸡肉。 (4) 该你来把肉切开了。
vocabulary简明	When you cut a design into a piece of wood or marble, you carve it. Headstone engravers carve people's names and the dates of their births and deaths into gravestones.
vocabulary扩展	You might carve your initials into the tree in your backyard, or carve a walking stick out of a large branch. Some artists work by carving shapes from clay or granite, and a chef learns to carve, or precisely cut up, large cuts of meat and poultry. The Old English root word is ceorfan, "to cut, slay, carve, or engrave."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]See also:carving ；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. [V n] [V n prep] [V] [V-ed] 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 carves his figures from white pine... 他用白松木雕刻出那些人偶。 I picked up a piece of wood and started carving. 我拿起一块木头，开始雕刻起来。 ...carved stone figures. 石雕像 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V n in/on n] [V-ed] He carved his name on his desk... 他把名字刻在自己的课桌上。 The ornately carved doors were made in the seventeenth century. 那些雕饰精美的门制于17世纪。 3 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V n into n] Andrew began to carve the chicken... 安德鲁开始切鸡肉。 Carve the beef into slices. 把牛肉切成片。 4 [VERB 动词]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. [V n for pron-refl] [V n] [V pron-refl n] [V P n for pron-refl] [V P n] [no passive] 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。 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。 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。 Carve out means the same as carve .carve out 同 carve 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。 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。 5 [VERB 动词]铺（路）；修（路） If a road is carved through a place, it is built so that it goes through that place. [be V-ed prep] [usu passive] 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。相关词组： carve out carve up

Carve [V N D Wood Verb 动词 Cut