英语词汇“carve up”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

carve up

释义

Idiom

carve upcarve up (something)

to divide something into parts.

The new owner carved up the company and sold off several divisions.Local leaders have carved up the forest and turned the land over to a company that built homes on it.

Phr V

carve up

carves, carving, carved

carve up sth or carve sth up

to cut cooked meat into pieces

She carved up the chicken.

to divide something, especially land, into smaller parts

Prussia was abolished and most of its territory carved up between Poland and the Soviet Union.

carve-up

noun singular British & Australian

Managers have promised that there will be no carve-up of the business.

carve up sb or carve sb up

British informal to drive past someone in a car, then suddenly move in front of them so that you are too close to them

Some idiot carved me up and I had to brake suddenly.

carve up

verb

of a driver, to cut in front of another vehicle and force the driver of that vehicle to brake or take other emergency action UK, 1984.

to spoil the chances of another's business UK, 1961.

to swindle an accomplice out of a share UK, 1937

phrasecarve up1. 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 up4. 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.

carve up

1. To cut or divide something into smaller pieces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carve" and "up." It's tradition for my dad to carve up the turkey. I think the project will feel less daunting if we carve it up into sections and each work on one.

2. To injure or damage someone or something by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carve" and "up." When that guy punched me in the face, his ring really carved me up. I hope I don't need stiches! That guy really carved up the side of my car when he sideswiped me.

carve someone or something up

to damage someone or something by careless or purposeful cutting (of a person, can be figurative). Someone carved the tabletop up. Who did it and why? The boxer wanted to carve up his opponent.

carve something up

to divide something up, perhaps carelessly. The peace treaty carved the former empire up into several countries. You can't just carve up one country and give the pieces away.

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