carve up
瓜分, 划分
例句与用法:
The dark days when the imperialists could carve up Africa at will are gone.
帝国主义者任意瓜分非洲的黑暗时代已经一去不复返了。
词形变化:
名词: carver |
动词过去式: carved |
动词过去分词: carved |
动词现在分词: carving |
动词第三人称单数: carves |
carve upcarve up1.■把(某物)切成块Ask the man in the shop to carve the meat up for you.请商店里的那个人帮你把肉切成碎块。2.■〈贬〉〈非正〉瓜分〔划分〕(某物)The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery.小偷分了抢劫的钱财。Europe was carved up after World War I.第一次世界大战后, 欧洲被瓜分了。
carve up1.■把…切成块,把…分成段:He carved up the roast beef and gave each of us a portion.他把烤牛肉切成块,给我们每人一份。2.■[口语]瓜分,分割:The victorious nations carved up the defeated country into several parts,each taking an equal share.这些战胜国把这个战败国分割成几部分,每个国家分得一份。
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