单词	carver
释义	carvecarve /kɑrv/ ●●○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYcarve Origin: Old English ceorfan Verb Table VERB TABLE carve Simple Form Present I, you, we, they carve he, she, it carves Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they carved Present perfect I, you, we, they have carved he, she, it has carved Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had carved Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will carve Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have carved Continuous Form Present I am carving he, she, it is carving you, we, they are carving Past I, he, she, it was carving you, we, they were carving Present perfect I, you, we, they have been carving he, she, it has been carving Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been carving Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be carving Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been carving Collocations COLLOCATIONS► carve out a niche  The company is trying to carve out a niche for itself in the casual clothing market (=create a good position for itself in the market). Thesaurus THESAURUSdivide something into pieces► cut to use a knife, scissors, etc. to divide something into two or more pieces, or to remove a piece from the main part of something:  Let me cut the cake. Using scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines. ► chop (up) to cut meat, vegetables, or wood into pieces:  Chop the garlic into small pieces and put it in the pan. ► slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:  She sliced some bread and put it on a plate. ► dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:  Dice the tomatoes and onions the same size. ► peel to cut the outside part off an apple, potato, etc.:  Are you going to peel the potatoes or leave the skins on? ► carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat:  Who’s going to carve the turkey this year? ► shred to cut vegetables into small thin pieces:  He shredded the carrots and put them on top of the salad. ► grate to cut cheese, vegetables, etc. into small pieces using a grater:  I scraped my finger while I was grating the cheese. 1 [transitive] to cut shapes out of solid wood or stone:  an elaborately carved staircasecarve something out of/from something Michelangelo carved the statue from a single block of marble.carve something into something Luke plans to carve the wood into candlesticks.► see thesaurus at cut12[transitive] to cut a pattern or letter on the surface of something: carve something on/in etc. something Someone had carved their initials into the tree. → see also not be carved/etched in stone at stone1 (7)3[transitive always + adv./prep.] to reduce the size of something by separating it into smaller parts or getting rid of part of it: carve something into something/out of something/from something The land has been carved into 20-acre lots. The company needs to carve $1 million from its annual budget.4[intransitive, transitive] to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces using a big knife:  What’s the best way to carve a turkey?carve something into something Carve the roast into thin slices. [Origin: Old English ceorfan]—carver noun [countable]carve something ↔ out phrasal verb carve out a career/life/reputation etc. to become successful and be respected:  Jenkins has carved out a successful career for herself as a photographer. The company is trying to carve out a niche for itself in the casual clothing market (=create a good position for itself in the market).carve something ↔ up phrasal verb to divide land or a company into smaller parts to be shared:  After World War I, the British and French carved up the Ottoman Empire.
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