单词 | carve out |
释义 | carve out (once / 3755 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY carve out: carved out, carves out, carving out USAGE EXAMPLESMost of its cocoa is grown on small family farms of a few acres, much like the plots the squatters carved out in Mont Péko. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department helped dig a trench and carve out a segment of the pipe. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) Citron and others have countered that revenge-porn laws can be drafted so that they carve out exceptions reflecting the public interest. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) 1 v remove from a larger whole 2the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year Hyper remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract v establish or create through painstaking effort She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues Hyper create bring into existence |
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