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carve/kɑ:v/v. 1 tr. produce or shape (a statue, representation in relief, etc.) by cutting into a hard material 雕刻，刻(塑像、浮雕等) carved a figure out of rock 用石头雕刻人像; carved it in wood 把它刻在木头上面 2 tr.a cut patterns, designs, letters, etc. in (hard material) (在坚硬材料上)雕刻图案(花样、字母等) b (foll. by 后跟 into) form a pattern, design, etc., from 雕成图案(或花样) carved it into a bust 把它雕刻成一尊半身像 c (foll. by 后跟 with) cover or decorate (material) with figures or designs cut in it (以雕刻的人像或图案)覆盖，装饰 3 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) cut (meat etc.) into slices for eating 把(肉等)切成片 □ carve out 1 take from a larger whole 切下，切开 2 establish (a career etc.) purposefully 创业；成名 carved out a name for themselves 为他们自己赢得了名声 □ carve up 1 divide into several pieces; subdivide (territory etc.) 划分，分割；瓜分 2 drive aggressively into the path of (another vehicle) (车辆)抢道 [Old English ceorfan ‘cut’, from West Germanic] |