| 词汇 | carve |
| 释义 | carve verb[ I or T ] uk /kɑːv/ us /kɑːrv/ C2 to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something: carve something outSome of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.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。 carve something out of somethingThe statue is carved out of olive wood. carve something from somethingThis totem pole is carved from a single tree trunk. carve something into somethingA huge figure had been carved into the chalk hillside. carve something into somethingThey carve the stone into smooth, organic shapes. carve something on somethingHe carved her name on a tree.他将她的名字刻在了树上。 The children were carving pumpkins for Halloween. She carved carefully using a small knife. 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. to cut thin pieces from a large piece of cooked meat: 把（熟肉）切成小片 Would you like me to carve the chicken?您要我（把鸡肉）切成小块吗？ My father always carved at Sunday dinner. 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. There were three large figures carved out of the rock. He carved the wood to resemble a small bird. Sculpture bas-relief carving cherub cupid death mask hew installation kore maquette mould mouldable sculpt sculptor sculptural sculpturally sculpture sphinx tiki torso waxwork You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cutting and stabbing Preparing food Phrasal verbscarve something out (for yourself) carve someone up carve something up carve | American Dictionarycarve verb[ I/T ] us/kɑrv/ to make something by cutting into esp. wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.: [ T ]This totem pole is carved from a single tree trunk. To carve a large piece of cooked meat is to cut thin pieces from it: [ I/T ]Would you like me to carve (the turkey)? Phrasal verbscarve out something carve up something Examples of carvecarve We can imagine, for instance, a robust natural-law theory that carves up the test for true propositions of law in two stages. But rather surprisingly, the essence of opera as excessive, fatal and anxiety-ridden has been carved into the expressive quality of the film itself. Candidates from the same electoral district represented different constituencies as they carved up the district into different geographical and functional electoral bases. He did not record the names or arrival dates of a single vessel carved into the whalebone. Yet a further group seek to carve out a 'third way' in an effort to remould the connections between social and economic structures. It is true that languages carve semantic space in different ways and that certain argumentstructure alternations can have broader or narrower application cross-linguistically. From about 128 km away, they hauled huge basalt boulders, from which to carve colossal heads, and nearly 100 other sculptures. In the interwar period, industry tried to carve up markets in a time of depressed demand. This would have been a period of forest clearance, as people carved dispersed homesteads out of the tropical forest. Thirdly is the corresponding hypothesis that the rune-like letters are imagined to be carved into the mast. 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. Under carve-out plans, mental health insurance coverage is financially and administratively separated from physical health coverage. Of much interest is a chapter on tradeoffs of including individual accounts in a national social security program, especially when voluntary carve-out plans are introduced. These health visitors were engaging wholeheartedly with the expanding territory of public health, carving out a supportive core for their involvement. In other words, the point at which these contradictory elements in the blues cross over each other carves out a space for signifying practice. See all examples of carve These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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