carve

carve
ほる 彫る
きざむ 刻む
ほりきざむ 彫り刻む <design>
ほりつける 彫り付ける
* * *
/kɑ́ː(r)v/ (類音curb, curve)〔「刻み目をつける(notch)」が原義〕
〖動〗(~s/-z/; ~d/-d/; carv・ing)
|他|
1 [SVO(M)]〈人が〉〈物〉を刻む, 彫刻する《◆Oには材料・作品いずれも可》

~ one's initials on the tree [in the bark] イニシャルを木に[樹皮に]刻む

~ marble into a figure = ~ a figure from [out of] marble 大理石を刻んで像を作る.

2 [SVO1O2/SVO2 for O1
a 〈人が〉O1〈人〉にO2〈物〉を彫ってやる《◆O1が代名詞の場合はSVO1O2が好まれる》

I'll ~ you a brooch from this wood. この木切れで君にブローチを彫ってあげよう.

b (食卓で)〈主に主人が〉O1〈客〉にO2〈肉〉を切って分ける

~ the turkey for the guests 客に七面鳥を切り分ける.

3 〈運・人生など〉を切り開く《◆受身不可》.
|自|
1 (職業として)彫刻する.
2 (食卓で)肉を切り分ける.
carve out
[他]
(1) ((略式))〈名声・地位など〉を努力して得る(achieve)《◆受身不可》

~ out a nice job for oneself = ~ oneself (out) a nice job 立派な仕事を自らの努力で得る.

(2) 〈土地〉を開拓する.
carve up
[他]
(1) (自分の都合のいいように)〈土地・企業・会社・もうけなど〉を分ける, 分割する(divide)

Africa was ~d up by the European powers. アフリカはヨーロッパの列強によって分割された.

(2) ((英俗))(ナイフなどで故意に)〈人〉を傷つける.
(3) ((英略式))〈他の人・車〉を(おどかしながら)急速度で追い越す.

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