Word · Frequency #24183
carver
乔治·华盛顿·卡弗
George Washington Carver (1864–1943), U.S. botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes
这里是人名 Carver 的释义，不是“雕刻者/切肉刀”等常见名词义。
- 1.
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
雕刻者；雕刻艺术家
- 2.
An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
餐椅套件中的扶手椅(原供分肉者使用)
- 3.
A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
边刃弯曲、可平稳转弯的滑雪板
雕刻者；雕刻艺术家；餐椅套件中的扶手椅(原供分肉者使用)；边刃弯曲、可平稳转弯的滑雪板；雕刻匠；雕工
In use
The elderly carver patiently shaped a small wooden bird with his chisel.
At the fair, we watched a carver turn a branch into a beautiful walking stick.
The workshop's carvers use both traditional and modern tools.
a carver of [something]
carver 指以雕刻为业的人，后接 of 说明雕刻的材料或对象。
He is a carver of wooden animal figures.
他是一位雕刻木质动物造型的雕刻匠。
work as a carver
表示职业时常用 work as a carver；也可说 work as a carver of wood/stone。
She works as a carver at a stonemason's workshop.
她在石匠铺里做雕刻工。
use a carver to [verb]
carver 也可指“切肉刀”，作工具时常用 use ... to ... 结构。
Connections
Collocations
- wood carver
- 木雕师；木雕工匠
- The wood carver shaped the block of oak into a bird.木雕师把橡木块雕刻成了一只鸟。
- stone carver
- 石雕匠
- A stone carver restored the old cathedral statues.一位石雕匠修复了古老教堂的雕像。
- master carver
- 雕刻大师
- The master carver taught his students to work with great precision.雕刻大师教导学生们要极其精准地工作。
- electric carver
- 电动切肉刀
- She used an electric carver to slice the roasted turkey.她用电动切肉刀切烤火鸡。
- dental carver
- 牙科雕刻器
- The dentist used a dental carver to smooth the filling.牙医用牙科雕刻器打磨填充物。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 George Washington Carver（读作 carver），记住读音；再想 carve（雕刻）加 -er，就是‘雕刻匠/切肉刀’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：woodcarving workshop、artisan craft carver 作名词表示“雕刻者/雕刻匠”，多用于指从事雕刻的人，属于中性的常见用法；若需区分，可通过搭配（如 a wood carver）明确指“人”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
carve、car、far、father、calm 与 carver 的重读元音相同（/ɑː/）；teacher 只与 carver 共享末尾的 /ə/，重读元音不同。注意 carver 拼写中的 -ar- 在 carve、car 中读 /ɑː/，而 calm 的 -al- 也读 /ɑː/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.