carve/kɑrv; kɑːv/v 1 [T] to cut a piece of wood or stone in order to make an object or make a pattern on the surface 雕﹐刻〔成某物〕: carve sth from/out of sth All the figures are carved from a single tree. 所有人像都是用一棵树雕刻出来的。carve sth on/onto sth Kids had carved their names on the desks. 小孩子把自己的名字刻在书桌上。2 [I,T] to cut a large piece of cooked meat into thin pieces with a knife 把〔熟肉〕切成小块see box at见 CUT1 方框see picture at见 CUT1 图carve out sthphr v carve out a career/niche/role etc to succeed in getting a job, position etc that suits you 成功开创事业/谋得合适的工作/角色等carve sth up phr v disapproving to divide land, a company etc into smaller parts 【贬】分割﹔瓜分: The country was carved up after the war. 这个国家在战后被瓜分了。