carve
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they carve | |
| he / she / it carves | |
| past simple carved | |
| past participle carved | |
| -ing form carving |
- [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 artsTopics Artc1, Buildingsc1Fine arts 美术 Creating art 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
Describing art 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
Showing and selling art 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
- [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。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating 把（熟肉）切成块 Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1Lunch 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。
- [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)
Word OriginOld English ceorfan ‘cut, carve’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven.