carve sth
作宾语的多为肉类、木料或石料，指切割或雕刻这一动作本身。
He carved the roast beef at the table.
他在餐桌旁把烤牛肉切开。
切（熟肉）；切片
carving — present participle of carve
雕刻；雕琢；刻；铭刻；开辟；开创；刻滑；压刃转弯；切碎；剁碎
To cut cooked meat into slices for serving.
切肉以便食用。
To cut meat in order to serve it.
雕刻成形
form by carving
通过切割塑造雕塑效果；制作(作品)或雕刻(材料)成成品,尤指曲线而非直线切割。
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
雕刻或削凿
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
进行一系列不转体转向,使滑雪板的板头和板尾沿同一路径滑行。
To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
切碎
cut to pieces
通过切割获取或制作；提供。
To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
设计；筹划；规划；计划。
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
一般现在时
She carves beautiful wooden birds.
她雕刻漂亮的木鸟。
一般过去时
He carved the turkey for dinner.
他晚餐时切了火鸡。
现在完成时
They have carved their names into the tree.
他们把自己的名字刻在了树上。
规则动词；注意 carve 可指雕刻，也可指切烤肉。
Could you please carve the roast chicken for the guests?
请你给客人切一下烤鸡好吗？
用法提示：carve 在这里是动词，意为‘把熟肉切成薄片’。
AI contextual example
He carved the turkey at the dinner table while everyone watched.
他在餐桌旁给大家切火鸡，所有人都看着。
用法提示：carved 是 carve 的过去式，表示‘切’的动作。
AI contextual example
I always carve the lamb just before serving so it stays warm.
我总是在上菜前才切羊肉，这样肉不会变凉。
用法提示：carve 是动词原形，用于一般现在时，表示‘把熟肉切开’。
AI contextual example
作宾语的多为肉类、木料或石料，指切割或雕刻这一动作本身。
He carved the roast beef at the table.
他在餐桌旁把烤牛肉切开。
表示从某种材料中雕出成品，材料前用 out of 或 from。
She carved a small bird out of a block of wood.
她用一块木头雕出了一只小鸟。
into 后接雕刻而成的形状或成品，强调材料被改变成另一形态。
The artist carved the marble into a horse.
艺术家把这块大理石雕刻成了一匹马。
on 或 in 后接被刻上痕迹的表面，常指刻字、刻名字或图案。
Someone had carved their initials on the tree.
有人在树上刻下了自己名字的首字母。
grammar · medium
易错句子This wooden carve is very old.
正确表达This wooden carving is very old.
carve 只作动词，表示“雕刻”这个动作；表示雕刻出来的成品要用名词 carving。中文“雕刻”既能指动作也能指作品，容易让人把 carve 直接当名词用。
grammar · medium
易错句子My grandfather carve wooden birds in his free time.
正确表达My grandfather carves wooden birds in his free time.
一般现在时中，第三人称单数主语（my grandfather）后面的动词要加 -s，所以用 carves；carve 用于 I/you/we/they 这类主语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He carved the wood to a small bird.
正确表达He carved the wood into a small bird.
表示“把某材料刻成某物”时用 carve A into B，介词固定为 into，表示变成的结果；to 只表示方向或目的地，不能引出变化后的结果。
切火鸡肉
He carved the turkey at the family dinner.
他在家庭聚餐时切了火鸡肉。
开辟一席之地
She carved a niche for herself in the music industry.
她在音乐界为自己开辟了一席之地。
挤出时间
I try to carve out time for exercise every morning.
我每天早上尽量挤出时间锻炼。
雕刻木头
He learned to carve wood from his grandfather.
他跟祖父学会了雕刻木头。
刻在石头上；不可更改
The rules are not carved in stone.
这些规则并非一成不变。
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雕刻南瓜（灯）
The children carved a pumpkin for Halloween.
孩子们为万圣节雕刻了一个南瓜。