carve
verb /kɑːv/
  /kɑːrv/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they carve |    /kɑːv/   /kɑːrv/  | 
| he / she / it carves |    /kɑːvz/   /kɑːrvz/  | 
| past simple carved |    /kɑːvd/   /kɑːrvd/  | 
| past participle carved |    /kɑːvd/   /kɑːrvd/  | 
| -ing form carving |    /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/   /ˈkɑːrvɪŋ/  | 
- [transitive, intransitive] to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone, or another hard material
雕刻 -  carve something a carved doorway
雕花的门道  -  carve something from/out of something The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。  - The beads were carved from solid ivory.
这串珠子是纯象牙雕成的。  -  carve something into/in something The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.
木头雕成了花朵状。  -  (figurative) Over the centuries, melting snow had carved valleys in the landscape.
几个世纪以来,融化的雪在风景中雕刻出山谷。  -  carve in something She carves in both stone and wood.
她既做石雕也做木雕。  
Collocations Fine artsFine artsTopics Artc1, Buildingsc1 Creating art美术 艺术创作 - make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
创作艺术品;绘画;画素描;创作雕塑/雕像/雕版印刷品/蚀刻画/版画  - do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
画油画/自画像/线条画/草图  - create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
创作一件艺术品/绘画和雕塑  - produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
创作绘画/肖像画/油画速写/他最知名的作品/一组版画  - paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
画画/风景画/肖像画/壁画/油画/水彩画;在画布上画  - draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
画画/肖像/漫画/素描/线条/形体/人形/木炭画/墨水画  - sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
勾勒草图/形体/图形  - carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
雕刻形体/形象/雕塑/祭坛雕塑/浮雕/一块木头  - sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
雕刻半身像/塑像/抽象形体  - etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
蚀刻线条/图案/图样/名字在玻璃杯上  - mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
调色;调颜料  - add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
加上薄薄/厚厚几层颜料  - use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
使用油画棒/木炭笔/丙烯酸颜料/一罐喷雾颜料  - work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
用青铜/陶瓷/石头/油彩/蜡笔/水彩/各种各样的材料制作艺术品  
描述艺术 - paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
画/描绘女性形体/与《圣经》有关的场景/田园风光/家庭室内场景  - depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
描绘/阐释传统的/神话的/历史的/宗教的主题  - create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
设计抽象的艺术构图/丰富的层次/视觉扭曲效果  - paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
用颜料绘成深色/浓重的颜色/肤色/肉色  - use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
用粗笔线条/散漫的笔法/鲜艳的颜色/有限的色调/简单的几何图形  - develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
用非写实手法/抽象方式阐明/采用/描绘  
艺术品展示及销售 - commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
委托创作一幅祭坛画/一座某人的半身铜像/一幅肖像画/一件宗教艺术品;委托艺术家为某物作画  - frame a painting/portrait
给一幅画/肖像画镶框  - hang art/a picture/a painting
悬挂艺术品/图画/画作  - display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
 - be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
在美术馆/博物馆展出  - install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
在某处安放一座雕塑  - erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
竖立/揭幕一座铜像/大理石像/与真人一样大的雕像  - hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
举办/主持/筹办/举行/组织/观看展览  - be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
参展  - feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
重点介绍/宣传/展示一位概念派艺术家/当代作品  - collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
收藏非洲艺术品/现代英国绘画/日本版画  - restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
修复/保护湿壁画/伟大的艺术品  
 -  carve something a carved doorway
 - [transitive] carve something (on something) to write something on a surface by cutting into it
刻 - They carved their initials on the desk.
他们把自己姓名的首字母刻在书桌上。  - A Latin inscription had been carved on the lid of the box.
盒子的盖子上刻有拉丁碑文。  
 - They carved their initials on the desk.
 - enlarge image[transitive, intransitive] to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating
把(熟肉)切成块 -  carve (something) | carve (somebody) something Who's going to carve the turkey?
谁来把火鸡切成小块?  
Topics Cooking and eatingc1- Lunch is ready. Who's going to carve?
午饭好了,谁来把肉切开?  - She taught me how to carve a leg of lamb.
她教我如何切羊腿。  - We watched as the waiter expertly carved the duck.
我们看着服务员熟练地雕刻鸭子。  
 -  carve (something) | carve (somebody) something Who's going to carve the turkey?
 - [transitive, no passive] to work hard in order to have a successful career, reputation, etc.
艰苦创业;奋斗取得(事业、名声等) -  carve something (out) He succeeded in carving out a career in the media.
他在传媒界闯出了一片天地。  -  carve something (out) for yourself She has carved a place for herself in the fashion world.
她已在时装界谋得一席之地。  
 -  carve something (out) He succeeded in carving out a career in the media.
 
词源Old English ceorfan ‘cut, carve’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven.
Idioms 
carved/set in stone 
- (of a decision, plan, etc.
 ) unable to be changed决定、计划等 不可改变;铁定;板上钉钉 - People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.
人们应该记住我们的建议不是一成不变的。  - These rules are not set in stone.
这些规定并非不可更改。  
 - People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.
 
