carve
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verb with object
1. cut (a hard material) in order to produce an aesthetically pleasing object or design: 美的に喜びを与える物体やデザインを作るために(硬い素材を)切る
〈物〉を彫る, 彫刻する(sculpture) (!目的語は材料･作品)
e.g. the wood was carved with runes: 木はルーン文字が掘られていた。
e.g. (as adjective carved) : bookcases of carved oak.: 彫刻されたオークの本棚
produce (an object) by cutting and shaping a hard material: 硬い素材を切って形作ることで(物体を)作る
〖～ A from/out of B/B into A〗 B〈岩･木など〉を彫ってA〈作品〉を作る
e.g. the altar was carved from a block of solid jade.: 祭壇はしっかりした翡翠のブロックを掘って作られた。
produce (an inscription or design) by cutting into hard material: 硬い素材を切り出して(碑文やデザインを)作る
【物(の表面)に】〈絵･像など〉を彫る, 刻みつける «in, on, into» (!onは特に表面的に彫る場合)
e.g. an inscription was carved over the doorway: 碑文は戸口を覆って掘られた。
〈川･風などが〉〈水路･峡谷など〉を形成する (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. figurative : the river carved a series of gorges into the plain.: その川は平原に峡谷を形成した。
2. cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating.: 食べるために(調理された肉を)1切れに切る
〖～(A) B/B (for A)〗 (食卓で)〈主人が〉(A〈客など〉に)B〈調理した肉〉を切り分ける, そぐ
cut (a slice of meat) from a larger piece.: 大きな一片から(一切れの肉を) 切る
3. Skiing make (a turn) by tilting one's skis on to their edges and using one's weight to bend them so that they slide in an arc.: 弧に滑るようにスキー板を端に傾けて曲げるために重さを使うことで(ターン)する
PHRASAL VERBS
carve something out
1. take something from a larger whole, especially with difficulty:
e.g. carving out a 5 percent share of the overall vote.
2. establish or create something through painstaking effort:
e.g. he managed to carve out a successful photographic career for himself.
carve someone up
informal slash someone with a knife or other sharp object.
carve something up
divide something ruthlessly into separate areas or domains:
e.g. West Africa was carved up by the Europeans.
ORIGIN
Old English ceorfan‘cut, carve’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven.