carve

雕刻、雕塑

He carved a small bird out of a block of wood.

他用一塊木頭雕出一隻小鳥。

刻、銘刻

Someone had carved their initials into the old desk.

有人在那張舊書桌上刻了自己的名字縮寫。

切、切開、分切多指切肉

My father always carves the turkey at family dinners.

家族聚餐時一向都由我父親負責分切火雞。

開闢、劈開

The river has carved a deep valley through the mountains.

這條河在山間切割出一道深谷。

開創、闢出、爭得carve out

She carved out a career for herself in film editing.

她在影片剪輯領域為自己開創了一番事業。