carve

英 [kɑːv] 美[kɑrv]

见 stone

take something from a larger whole, especially with difficulty

切开，切下

carving out a 5 per cent share of the overall vote.
在所有选票中分得５％的份额。

establish or create something through painstaking effort

开辟；开创

he managed to carve out a successful photographic career for himself.
他终于为自己开辟了成功的摄影事业。

slash someone with a knife or other sharp object

（用刀等锐器）砍伤某人

drive aggressively into the path of another driver travelling in the same direction

急速超车，强行超车

divide something ruthlessly into separate areas or domains

分割，瓜分

West Africa was carved up by the Europeans.
西非曾被欧洲人瓜分。

1. He wanted to go into the street and carve someone's face up.: 他想上街去把别人的脸刮花。

2. He is hoping to carve out a much greater role for himself.: 他希望能争取到更重要的角色。