"divide the cake into three equal parts"
"The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
1.拆散;分割;瓜分
If you say that someonecarves somethingup, you disapprove of the way they have divided it into small parts.
e.g. He has set about carvingup the company which Hammer created from almost nothing...
他已经开始动手拆分这家几乎是哈默白手起家创办的公司。
e.g. They have begun carving the countryup like a pie.
他们已经开始像切馅饼一样瓜分这个国家。
2.(用刀)割伤，砍伤
Tocarve someoneup means to hurt them badly using a knife.
e.g. He wanted to go into the street andcarve someone's faceup.
他想上街去把别人的脸刮花。
1. 瓜分：carve out 雕刻 |carveup 瓜分 |carve 雕刻
2. 分割, 瓜分：carve out 创(业), 发(财) |carveup 分割, 瓜分 | catch at 试图抓住
3. carve up的解释
3. 瓜分,划分：buck for 谋求 |carveup 瓜分,划分 |carve out 雕刻,开拓,创业
4. 瓜分,分赃：carve-built || 不重叠而只是平平贴齐的 |carve-up || 瓜分,分赃 |carved porcelain || 瓷雕
