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单词 carve
释义
carve
verb[IorT]
uk
/kɑːv/us
/kɑːrv/
C2
to make something bycuttingintoespeciallywoodorstone, or tocutinto thesurfaceofstone,wood, etc.:
（尤指在石头或木头上）雕刻
Thistotempoleis carvedfrom/out ofasingletreetrunk.这根图腾柱是由一整根树干雕刻而成的。
He carved hernameonatree.他将她的名字刻在了树上。
Some of thetunnelsin thecliffarenatural, some were carvedout(=cutinto therock)bysoldiersfordefensivepurposes.峭壁中的一些隧道是天然形成的，一些是士兵们在石头上开凿出来用于防御的。
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to cut something
  • cutOuch, I've cut my finger!
  • chopHe was chopping vegetables to make a stew.
  • sliceSlice the mushrooms and fry them in butter.
  • snipShe snipped the corner off the soup packet.
  • slitHe slit open the envelope with a knife.
  • carveHe carved her name on a tree.
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tocutthinpiecesfrom alargepieceofcookedmeat:
把（熟肉）切成小片
Would you like me to carve (thechicken)?您要我（把鸡肉）切成小块吗？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to cut something
  • cutOuch, I've cut my finger!
  • chopHe was chopping vegetables to make a stew.
  • sliceSlice the mushrooms and fry them in butter.
  • snipShe snipped the corner off the soup packet.
  • slitHe slit open the envelope with a knife.
  • carveHe carved her name on a tree.
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More examples
  • There were threelargefigurescarved out of therock.
  • He carved thewoodtoresembleasmallbird.
  • Myfatheralways carved atSundaydinner.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sculpture
  • bas-relief
  • bust
  • carving
  • cherub
  • cupid
  • death mask
  • hew
  • installation
  • kore
  • maquette
  • mould
  • mouldable
  • sculpt
  • sculptor
  • sculptural
  • sculpture
  • sculptured
  • sphinx
  • torso
  • waxwork
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Cutting and stabbing
Preparing food

Idiom

carved in stone

Phrasal verbs

carvesomethingout (foryourself)
carvesomeoneup
carvesomethingup
(Definition ofcarvefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

carve| American Dictionary

carve
verb[I/T]
us
/kɑrv/
to make something bycuttingintoesp.woodorstone, or tocutinto thesurfaceofstone,wood, etc.:
[T]Thistotempoleis carved from asingletreetrunk.
To carve alargepieceofcookedmeatis tocutthinpiecesfrom it:
[I/T]Would you like me to carve (theturkey)?

Phrasal verbs

carve outsomething
carve upsomething
(Definition ofcarvefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcarve

carve
We can imagine, for instance, a robust natural-law theory that carves up the test for true propositions of law in two stages.
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But rather surprisingly, the essence of opera as excessive, fatal and anxiety-ridden has been carved into the expressive quality of the film itself.
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Candidates from the same electoral district represented different constituencies as they carved up the district into different geographical and functional electoral bases.
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He did not record the names or arrival dates of a single vessel carved into the whalebone.
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Yet a further group seek tocarveout a 'third way' in an effort to remould the connections between social and economic structures.
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It is true that languagescarvesemantic space in different ways and that certain argumentstructure alternations can have broader or narrower application cross-linguistically.
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From about 128 km away, they hauled huge basalt boulders, from which tocarvecolossal heads, and nearly 100 other sculptures.
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In the interwar period, industry tried tocarveup markets in a time of depressed demand.
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This would have been a period of forest clearance, as people carved dispersed homesteads out of the tropical forest.
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Thirdly is the corresponding hypothesis that the rune-like letters are imagined to be carved into the mast.
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For cameos are small pieces of sculpture immersed in the domestic space of the home where they project carved images of women within everyday life.
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Undercarve-out plans, mental health insurance coverage is financially and administratively separated from physical health coverage.
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Of much interest is a chapter on tradeoffs of including individual accounts in a national social security program, especially when voluntarycarve-out plans are introduced.
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These health visitors were engaging wholeheartedly with the expanding territory of public health, carving out a supportive core for their involvement.
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In other words, the point at which these contradictory elements in the blues cross over each other carves out a space for signifying practice.
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