carve

in Vietnamese Đẽo, khắc

BrE /kɑːv/ AmE /kɑːrv/

verb en → vi

past carved pp carved ing carving

1 CUT/SHAPE WOOD/METAL [transitive] B1

Đẽo, khắc

to cut and shape wood, stone, or other material to make a statue, picture, etc.

  • carve something from/into something

Collocations carve wood into a statue · carve stone for a monument

  • He carved the wooden figure of an angel.

    Ông đã đẽo một bức tượng thiên thần bằng gỗ.

2 CUT FOOD [transitive] B1

Đựng (thịt)

to cut meat or other food into thin pieces, especially as a way of serving it.

  • carve something from/into something

Collocations carve a turkey for dinner · carve meat into thin slices

  • She carved the roast beef and served it on plates.

    Cô ấy đã đựng thịt bò nướng và phục vụ trên dĩa.

3 MARK/ENGRAVE [transitive] B2

Khắc (trên bề mặt)

to cut words or designs into a surface, especially as a way of making something permanent.

  • carve something on/into something

Collocations carve words into stone · carve a name on wood

  • They carved their names into the tree trunk.

    Họ đã khắc tên mình lên thân cây.

4 ROUTE [transitive] C1

Khắc phục (đường đi)

to make a path or road through an area of land, especially by cutting down trees and clearing the ground.

  • carve something out of/through something

Collocations carve a path through the jungle · carve a road through the mountains

  • The builders carved a new route through the forest.

    Những người thợ xây đã khắc phục một con đường mới qua rừng.