| 单词 | carve up |
| 释义 | Word Frequency carve upverb (tr, adverb) 1. to cut (something) into pieces 2. to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc) noun carve-up 3. informal an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition 4. slang the distribution of something, as of booty Word Frequency carve-up(ˈkɑːvʌp) noun informal 1. an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition The surprise defection of the hard Left on the eve of the election has further complicatedthe carve-up. How heartbreaking it is to realise that you were beaten by a lesser opponent –largelydue to a carve-up by the referee. 2. the division or dismembering (a country, land, etc), esp when this seems to be unfair the British carve-up of Africa 3. the distribution of booty, or of the profits from something, esp when this seems to be unfair the carve-up of Iraq's oil interests She feared she would be sidelined in any carve-up of her father's fortune. |
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