Word · Frequency #4931
carve
雕刻；雕刻（动作）
核心释义
the act of carving
- 1.
雕刻的动作。
The act of carving
雕刻的动作。
用法In use
Her carve of the pumpkin was precise and clean.
用法提示：此处 carve 作名词，表示雕刻的动作。
Each carve of the soft wax took about ten minutes.
用法提示：carve 此处作名词，意为雕刻动作，每次动作花费约十分钟。
With one careless carve, he destroyed the entire woodblock.
用法提示：carve 作名词，指一次雕刻动作，与不定冠词连用。
the carve of sth
carve 作名词时指“雕刻”这一动作，常与 of 短语连用，说明雕刻的对象。
The carve of the marble figure took the sculptor three days.
雕刻这座大理石雕像花了那位雕塑家三天时间。
a carve of sth
用不定冠词 a 修饰时，表示一次具体的雕刻。
He finished a carve of the wooden bowl before lunch.
他在午饭前完成了一次木碗的雕刻。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The cook made three carve from the turkey.正确表达The cook made three carves from the turkey.
carve 在这里是可数名词，表示“一次雕刻、切下的动作”。汉语名词跟在数词后不加复数标记，而英语可数名词前有 three 时必须用复数形式，所以要用 carves。
易错句子Carve of the wooden duck took him all afternoon.正确表达The carve of the wooden duck took him all afternoon.
carve 是可数名词，特指某一次具体的雕刻动作时，前面要加定冠词 the。汉语没有冠词这一词类，学习者容易在句首漏掉，故需补上 The。
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
该词条仅收录名词义项，指雕刻行为。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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