vt.

1. 刻，雕刻
   The statue was carved out of marble.

   那雕像是用大理石雕刻的。

2. 切开；切（肉菜）[O1]
   He carved me a piece of meat.

   他切了一块肉给我。

3. 开创（事业等）；开拓[（+out）]
   They carved out an orchard where there was wild grass.

   他们在曾是野草丛生的地方开辟了果园。

vi.

1. 做雕刻工作
2. 切开肉

v.

1. cut into or shape (a hard material) in order to produce an object or design.
   ▸produce (an object or design) by carving.
2. cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating.
3. (carve something out) develop a career, reputation, etc. through painstaking effort.
4. (carve something up) cut into or divide up something ruthlessly.
   ▸ (carve someone up) informal aggressively overtake another driver.
5. 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 into an arc.