| 词组 | carve |
| 释义 | carve [carved, carved, carving] carve out carve out sth • carve sth out to succeed in achieving or obtaining something for yourself, especially with difficulty: ▪ New products like their electronic water filter have helped Kenwood carve out a bigger share of the UK market. carve out a career ▪ Comedian Keith Allen has carved out a successful career as a straight actor, appearing in several acclaimed TV dramas. carve out a niche (=find an activity or type of business where you are successful) ▪ Rank's attempt to carve out a niche in the US market failed because his films were too slow for American tastes. carve up 1. carve up sth • carve sth up to cut cooked meat into pieces: ▪ Dad carved up the turkey. 2. carve up sth • carve sth up to divide land into smaller parts - used to show disapproval: ▪ Hitler and Stalin carved up Poland and the Baltic states between them. ▪ Much of the English countryside has been destroyed, carved up by ugly motorways. 3. carve sb up • carve up sb BrE informal to drive past another car going in the same direction, then turn in front of it too quickly, so that it has to slow down suddenly: ▪ Some idiot carved me up on the motorway. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cut up 4. carve sb up • carve up sb informal to seriously wound someone with a knife: ▪ A couple of years ago five gang members got carved up in a fight outside a pub. |
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