【carving】 - SAT备考词汇

carving

UK:  ['kɑː(r)vɪŋ]

US:  ['kɑrvɪŋ]

复数：carvings  

n.

1.雕刻(术);雕刻物,雕刻品

2.木刻

3.切肉

4.肉分切

5.劈胴体

6.分割胴体

1 . By the age of 600, Jabba was the Hutt to be reckoned with, carving out a sizable criminal empire in the Outer Rim Territories.
600岁时，贾巴已成为声名显赫的赫特人，在外环星域开拓了一个庞大的犯罪帝国。

2 . The Queen, hoping to represent the west, is trying to negotiate with China, carving up the new world that will present after the Pole Shift.
女王，希望代表西方，正与天朝交涉，瓜分极移之后将会出现的新世界。

3 . Many thin layers are applied, allowed to dry, and smoothed before the surface is ready for decoration by carving, engraving, or inlay.
漆器需涂上许多层薄漆，使其干燥并磨光后才能在表面以雕刻、雕版和镶嵌等手法装饰。

4 . He began carving out his career in miniatures after making furniture for his daughter's doll's house.
他是在为女儿制作玩偶之家后开始微雕事业的。

5 . The flash-based site is very easy to use and lets you stretch and resize JPG, GIF, and PNG files using a technique known as seam carving.
这个基于flash的网站非常易于使用，可以拉伸和调整JPG、GIF和PNG文件，使用的技术叫做接缝雕刻（seamcarving）。